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Was it an act of malicious mischief? Did the writer check further before writing the story? A check with this map from UNESCO would have cleared up the matter. It shows the extent of George Town's heritage zone. Both the Core and Buffer zones are clearly delineated and it looks to me that the MACC building is to the west of the buffer zone. I think there isn't any new controversy in the making! Not yet, anyway...
This is how I would see the boundary of the Core zone (darker orange): from the north, wall separating the St Xavier's Institution school field from the Convent Light Street, Love Lane, Carnarvon Street, Claimant Place, Kampung Kolam, Carnarvon Street, Carnarvon Lane, Toh Aka Lane, Malay Street and Malay Street Ghaut. It's a curiosity that this border cuts across some houses in the Carnarvon Lane/Malay Street vicinity. For the Buffer zone (lighter orange), the boundary is along Transfer Road, Burmah Road, Penang Road, Prangin Road, Prangin Road Ghaut and along the old canal to the sea.
Incidentally, today marks the start of the UNESCO Celebration Month in Penang. It's the first anniversary of George Town's listing as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. I hear there'll be cultural shows at the Esplanade this evening and also on 7 July 2009. Lots of other activities too, including some differently conceived dragon boat races and chingay performances.
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