The Evolution of Gurney Drive and Its Name

By Dato' Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal

September 2016 BEGINNINGS
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With Gurney Drive undergoing a major transformation, it is a good time to consider its history.The idea of a promenade along the north beach had long been in the minds of the people of George Town. In 1930 plans were completed for what was described as the “new coast road” between North Beach and Cantonment Road Ghaut. The Commissioners of the Municipality gave considerable time to persuade land owners to give up land for the construction of the road and...

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Dato' Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal

is a Penangite and the former President of the International Organisation of Consumers Union (IOCU). He is currently the President of the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society and is often described as a "Multiversity" for his vast and diverse interests and activism for over half a century.

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