via Malay Mail, 14 March 2023: Penang’s Chief Minister that the RM20 million restoration of Fort Cornwallis’ moats will be completed and opened to the public by 2025.
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow today said that the RM20 million restoration of Fort Cornwallis’s moats will be completed and opened to the public by 2025.
He said about RM10 million was spent on excavation and works around the fort for the moats and another RM10 million will be spent to complete it.
He said the storerooms of the fort which were conserved and restored are now in the process of being converted into a mini gallery.
“The state has allocated RM1.5 million to set up the mini gallery and it is expected to be completed in August this year,” he said after a site visit and pre-launch ceremony of the Fort Cornwallis moats project.
Source: Penang CM: RM20m Fort Cornwallis moat to open in 2025 | Malay Mail
