The day George Town grew up

By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

February 2011 WINDOW INTO HISTORY
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The seal and plaque commemorating George Town’s city status, which can be found today in City Hall, Penang.IT IS THE MORNING OF the New Year. The face of the Victoria Memorial Clock Tower blocking the rising sun to the east shows the time to be 8.50.Here, on the Esplanade beside Fort Cornwallis stands a specially erected platform of gold and blue. On it sit members of the new City Council, including the acting Chief Minister Inche Suleiman bin Datuk Abdul...

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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.

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