Cut down to five storeys, developers told

The developers of two of the controversial high-rise projects within the George Town Heritage site core zone, have been instructed to reduce the height of the projects to five storeys or 18m.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) has instructed the two developers to comply with this as per the recommendations made by Unesco officers during their visit here recently.

"So far, one of the developers has responded favourably to this and agreed to conform while another has yet to respond."

Lim said meanwhile, two other projects situated on the buffer zone have also agreed to recommendations made by the Unesco officers.

The four controversial projects involved are the Rice Miller boutique hotel and Boustead Royale Bintang Hotel, which are within the core zone, and the E & O Hotel extension project and a Low Yat Group Hotel situated in the buffer zone.

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