Penang Hill hotel projects to go ahead

Old building: One of the dilapidated houses along Coolie Line (Strawberry Valley).

GEORGE TOWN: The controversial decision to build two new hotels on Penang Hill will go ahead despite strong protest from pro-green groups.

Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) general manager Cheok Lay Leng assured the public that the two hotels would be developed on existing footprint with no hill clearing involved.