The Demolition of the Kuching Historical building;Another brutal policy for the sake of the development by the Big Fish BN.

KUCHING HISTORIC BUILDING IN GAMBIER STREET;THE GAMBIER MARKET,THE KUCHING FISH MARKET,THE POULTRY MARKET,THE GARMET STORE MARKET AND THE BAN HOCK WHARFT JETTY.

There a lots of old building here in gambier street ... most of them has been here since 1900.But sadly,it will disappear in the future times and our younger generation will never see this historical building as it was very valuable since it was existed during the Rajah Charles Brooke Reign during the 19th century.It was widely reported several years ago that this historical building will demolish to pave way for the development of the another extension of the Current Kuching Waterfront to the Brooke Shipping Dockyard.It was really sad to me as Sarawakian people and especially to the Kuching people for it has historical values that should be preserve for the future generation.

This building has been known as Kuching Fish Market. Most of the hawkers has been situated elsewhere as to make ways for future development. This very old building situated between Gambier Street and Sungai Sarawak. This building has been here for about more than 50 years. I hope the Government wouldn't tear it down as it should be preserve for future generation.

It was very disheartening and sad news for the all sarawakian people especially the Kuching peopLE that this historical building located at Gambier street in kuching will soon demolished to pave of the development of the another extension of the Kuching Waterfront to the Brooke Dockyard Shipping.To me,this tottaly brutal and savage for why this old historical building should be sacrife in the name of the development by the gredy people.

This historical building should preserve and deserve to get renovation and beautifiaction back to the original day when it was built during of the Rajah Charles Brooke Reign in 19 th century.As kuching people,why they have to demolish this historical buildingwhich years became history landmark among the kuching people as well as the foreign tourist itself.

Despite of the objection against this demolition by several parties such the opposition parties as well as the public itself,the greedy goverment insist it will continue for the sake of the development and the tourist.Eventhough,it reach to the deaf ear,the big credit and big applause should also be given to several parties who against of this demolition historic building.

For example,recently the Padungan Assemblyman Dominic Ng from PKR lauched the memorundum and collection signatures from the public to express their view of this demolition and appeal to the state goverment as well as the DBKU local authorities to reconsider of this demolition historic building.The Sarawak Heritage Society were also taking part of it by getting the asssement as well as the measuring of this old building to perserve it for the future generation.Kudos to themy for they are trying to save of this historical building from destruction in the name of the greedy development.

To me,as kuching people,i am doubt of recently that the tourism urbanisation ministry to lauch project of helping the Kuching City to listed by UNESCo as world heritage city list.To me,this is another rubbish project.If they cant perserve this historical building from destruction,it will not meaning of it.

As Sarawakian people,despite been far away from my home town,i always believe that this state treasure should be preserve for the future generation.It shouldnot be demolish but instead restore the renovation and beautification of this historic building back to original that days it was built.Instead turn it into another tourist attraction to promote the sarawak tourism to the tourist so that it will remind us that the White Rajah once ruled of this holy Land of Hornbill long time ago.

HILARY HIEW.