A light rail or tramway once extended from the Weld Quay jetty to Penang Hill via Air Itam Road.
This was a unique roundabout in Penang, the intersection of six different roads – one of the ‘happening’ areas of old George Town.
“It is a sad day when we see two architectural treasures within the George Town World Heritage Site, Convent Light Street and Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, vandalised by Malaysians to make racial political statements.”
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