Facelift for St John’s Hill
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MALACCA: After years of neglect, the St John's Hill in Bandar Hilir is expected to have a new “look” three months from now with new facilities being built at the historical site by the state government.
State Housing, Local Government and Environment committee chairman Datuk Mohd Yunos Husin said the site had been adequately lit and there would be five CCTVs at the fort.
The state government initiated measures to protect its historical sites following the theft of wheels from the ancient Portuguese cannons on top of St John's Hill in June.
“The move to have CCTVs at the site is also to discourage courting couples from turning the site into their love nest,” he said after launching a paintwork project at the site yesterday.
The project to repaint dozens of historical and heritage sites was launched at the hilltop following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the state government and ICI Paints (M) Sdn Bhd on Dec 30, 2009.
Mohd Yunos said an arch would be built at the entrance of the hilltop by preserving the design of the original structure built by the Dutch. “We will emulate the design through the sketches recorded in archived materials.”
He said an information counter would be made available with guided tours being organised.
“We want to give attention to it so the site will draw more tourists.” Mohd Yunos added that the state government was getting another set of solid cast iron wheels to replace the stolen ones.
Twenty solid cast iron wheels that supported five ancient Portuguese cannons on top of the hill were stolen in June.
He said the security at historical sites, especially at the World Heri- tage Zone, would be beefed up by hiring guards.
The theft at St John's Hill was the second incident involving state artefacts.
In March 2008, eight Malay keris and three Dutch-era pistols were stolen from the Malacca Ethnography Museum.
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