The Guardian of The Hill

By Ivy Kwek

August 2012 FEATURE
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Penang Monthly recently took a trip up the hill, guided by Penang Hill Corporation’s general manager Lee Kah Choon.Lee briefing visitors at the reopening of the bypaths.With its magnificent panoramic views and its cool climate, Penang Hill has always been a popular retreat, both for locals and tourists. Fortunately the hill has escaped major development plans that once loomed menacingly over it, including a plan from the 1990s to massively develop the hill by building hotels, high-end condos and a...

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Ivy Kwek

writes to seek answers. Her interests include socioeconomic development, politics and human rights issues.

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