Saturday December 16, 2006
Heritage body upset by demolition of Bok House
KUALA LUMPUR: The demolition of Bok House in Jalan Ampang so soon after the National Heritage Act 2005 was gazetted is a sign of things to come, said Badan Warisan Malaysia.
In a statement yesterday, the council said that it would like to know what the Government's definition of heritage was and what criteria had been applied when the Government decided not to take over or gazette Bok House as a heritage building.
Some 10 workers were seen yesterday tearing down the building with the aid of three excavators.
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LANDMARK NO MORE: A large portion of Bok House in Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur had already been torn down as of 6pm on Friday. |
“The demolition of Bok House, despite our persistent and dogged attempts, sadly demonstrates our failure in getting our appeal recognised and endorsed by the Government,” it said.
It said Badan Warisan president Tan Sri Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid had nominated Bok House as a national heritage as provided for under Section 68 of the Act in a letter to Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim on April 12.
The basis for the nomination, it said, was articulated in an in-depth statement of cultural significance, which clearly stated its architectural, social and historical values with reference to public documents, historical essays and other records over the past few decades.
The council said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) could not but be aware that Bok House was a subject within the public domain after it had been raised in a letter from Ahmad Sarji to the Mayor, as well as in letters and public discourse in the press.
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