Cable car project ahead of schedule


Safety first: Penang Hill maintenance workers removing a fallen tree after a heavy downpour on the hill recently. — Penang Hill Corporation

GEORGE TOWN: A total of 58 trees were uprooted at Penang Hill since the rainy season began in the middle of last month but it’s still all systems go for the cable car project at the hill resort.

The trees, which included one known as the African Tulip, were about 30 to 50 years, said Penang Hill Corporation general manager Datuk Cheok Lay Leng.

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