Gone for good: The grand mural at the main ancestral hall of the temple before renovation works and (inset) the whitewashed wall is all that’s left now.— GARY CHEN/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: A chunk of the Penang Cantonese heritage here has gone for good.
Custodians of the 119-year-old Ng Fook Thong Temple in Chulia Street, in a desperate bid to save the aged building, unwittingly destroyed its antique murals and flooring.
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