IT is untrue that most heritage buildings in Penang’s Unesco World Heritage Site are owned by foreigners as alleged by certain quarters, said George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) acting general manager Lim Chooi Ping.
Refuting claims that most of the property in the inner city had been bought by foreigners, she said out of the 4,600 plus pre-war buildings in the heritage zone, only a small percentage belonged to foreigners.
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