MY Dad, who was a PPC (Penang Port Commission) clerk, bought a house through the PPC housing scheme for its workers in the early 1950s.
Built on state land in Bukit Gelugor, it was a humble two-room abode and cost about RM8,000 back then. In those days, people didn’t like to live far away from the town centre.
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