Keepers of a heritage

Every afternoon, a group of men gather at Hillview Restaurant in Fraser’s Hill’s town square. Over tea, coffee, pisang goreng (banana fritters) and cream crackers, the group reminisce about the past. These men are the last bastions of the caretaker tradition in Fraser’s Hill.

We met Lim Jeow Fong, 73, a caretaker for Guthrie House (Whittington), Tan See Au, 68, who takes care of the Bunge & Arundel Bungalow (HSBC) and the youngest of the lot, Leung Chin Au, 58, who minds the Muar Cottage.