Colour coded: The 3.5ha vacant state land (highlighted in yellow) at the corner of Macallum Street Ghaut and Weld Quay, and the distance from Komtar marked in red is 470m. Sia Boey is highlighted in orange. — Starpic by CHAN BOON KAI and ZHAFARAN NASIB
GEORGE TOWN: Without the interchange train station that the state government intends to build at Sia Boey, plans to revitalise the 40-year-old Komtar may be impeded.
The state government and private companies are investing more than RM60mil to create nearly 30 new attractions but it is learnt that the successful revitalisation of the commercial complex hinges on having the station across the road from it.
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