PHT Site Visits

We have been doing Site Visits for the past 6½ years! It is our most popular member-activity and our greatest source of new members. We attempt at every visit, to arrange for host participation or expert input. We also attempt to gain access for members to sites that are not normally open to the public.

Some interesting statistics : By the end of April 2006 we would have visited a total of 62 sites. All except for one are in Penang. We have only done repeats 3 times - Convent Light Street, Penang Hill and Suffolk House (because it was too fragile to take us all at one go). We do realise that new members may wish to visit some of the earlier sites again but unfortunately it is not always possible.

We present this list below in order to jog memories of old members and to keep new members informed. This should also help us in planning for future visits.

2008	Site	Guide/Host
March	Penang Supreme Court	Arkitek Urbanisma
February	Tan Kongsi and Lim Kongsi	Dato' Lim Eng Soon, Tan Yeow Wooi and Tan Lye Hoe
January	Botanic Gardens & Waterfall	Tengku Idaura, Clement Liang, Khoo Salma Nasution, Dr Leong Yuen Kwong
2007	Site	Guide/Host
November	St Anne Church	Joachim Wong & Joseph Lim
September	Kee Estate	Dato' Kee Phaik Cheen
January	Lunas	Laurence Loh
2006	Site	Guide/Host
July	Ku Din Ku Meh	Tengku Yahaya, Tengku Sepora, Tengku Hamidah
May	Runnymede	host free
April	Hock Teik Cheng Temple; Edelweiss Cafe	Tan Yeow Wooi, Teresa Capol
February	Convent Light Street, revisited	CLS Prefects, Joan Shori, Loh Lim
January	Galeri Seni Mutiara	Dr Tan Chong Guan
2005	Site	Guide/Host
November	Teochew Puppet Opera	3 generations of family performers
October	Penang Prison	Director, Tuan Idris b. Haji Ismail
September	Elsiedale Bungalow	Loh Lim
August	AGM @ ABN-AMRO	Council; Loh-Lim on PHT Edu Program
July	Hong Seng Urban Village	village headman, Mr Lee / Mr Sarabana
June	Town Hall	rep. from HY Consultants
May	Teochew Association	Lim Gaik Siang
January	Penang Turf Club	General Manager, Robin Rizal Tan
2004	Site	Guide/Host
November	Loke Mansion, Gurney Drive	Rebecca Wilkinson
August	Bujang Valley, Merbok	Museum representative
July	Argus Lane; Cathedral	Resident, Anne Cutter
June	Ashrakanah, Chulia Street; Catholic Cemetery	Salma; descendents
May	Bukit Sidim Rubber Estate	The manager, N Subramaniam
April	Chung Keng Kwee House	Owen Chung; Peter Soon
March	Yahong Art Gallery	Chew Thean Teng & sons
January	Soya Sauce Si Fu; Koay Jetty	The Si Fu Mr Leong; Koay Theng Hai
2003	Site	Guide/Host
December	Tropical Spice Gardens	David Wilkinson, Freddie
November	Kampung Seronok, Hari Raya Open House	Kampung Rep Asman b Din
October	AGM, E&O, World Heritage Listing	Laurence Loh
September	Chinese Cultural Carnival	Teresa Capol, Joanne Khaw
August	Kapitan Kling Mosque	Mosque Committee
July	Tua Pek Kong Temple, Tanjung Tokong	Temple Committee
June	Masonic Lodge	Dato Dr P Vannaisingham, Dr Daljit Singh
May	Kedah House	Tengku Ismail Jewa, Dr Jon Lim
April	Clan Jetties	YB Lee Hack Teik / Jetty Leaders
March	Gurney Drive / Upland School	Teresa Capol, Alexis Kerr of Uplands
February	Penang Hill Bel Retiro Crag Hotel	Ahmad Chik, Robert Raymer, Mrs Daniels of Uplands School
January	Seri Mutiara, the Residency	Laurence Loh, Loh Lim
2002	Site	Guide/Host
November	King Street Clan Houses	Goh Mai Loon
November	Penang War Museum, Batu Maung	Site entrepreneur / Harold Speldewinde of War Veterans Association
October	Kek Lok Si private rooms and sutras	Reverend Zheng Ming, Goh Mai Loon
September	AGM / Armenian Street restoration projects	Yap Chin Chau, Salma, Dr Tan
August	Kampung Masjid Melayu	Che'gu Baharuddin, community
June	Mariophile, Fr Charles Reutens Collection	Lionel & Raymond
June	Western Road Cemetery	Dr Justin Corfield
May	Teochew Association, Nagore Shrine, Chulia Street Fire Station	Teochew Association Committee, Gaik Siang, Salma
April	Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi, Victoria Street	Khoo Khay Hock, Lim Gaik Siang
March	Beach Street, Lum Choon, Cheng Hoe Seah	Tan Yeow Wooi, Tan Lye Hoe
January	Botanical Gardens / PBA Reservoir	Curator Lim Boon Tiong, Ahmad Chik
2001	Site	Guide/Host
November	King Street Clan Houses	Goh Mai Loon
October	Suffolk House - Group 2	Laurence Loh, Ahmad Chik, Loh Lim
September	Suffolk House - Group 1	Laurence Loh, Ahmad Chik, Loh Lim
September	AGM @ Leong Yin Kean Mansion (32)	Council, Loh-Lim
July	Fort Cornwallis	Najmuddin, Dr Ghafar
June	Balik Pulau Convent/100 Main Road/District Officers' Residences	Josephine Choo, Balik Pulau District Officer
May	Penang Buddhist Association, Anson Road	Master Chan
April	Sikh Gurdwara	Kuldip Singh & Committee
March	Francis Light Cemetery, E & O Hotel	Teresa Capol, E&O Duty Manager
February	Nattakutai Temple, Waterfall Hilltop Temple	Dr Narayanan, Dr Ramanathan
January	Clan Enclave: Khoo, Cheah and Tan Kongsi, and environ	Laurence Loh, Cheah & Tan Kongsi Committee, Tan Lye Hoe
2000	Site	Guide/Host
November	Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion	Loh-Lim
October	120 Armenian Street	Salma
September	Loh Lean San Quarter, Burmah Road; Chung Wah School Union; Jewish Cemetery	Lohs, Goh Mai Loon, Himanshu Bhatt
August	AGM - Runnymede Hotel	PHT Council, PG Lim
July	Convernt Light Street / Government House	Dilys Yap, Loh-Lim, the Nuns
June	Sungai Bakap Kee Estate	Dato Kee Phaik Cheen
May	Chung Keng Kwee Temple	Owen Chung
April	Craig Hotel / Penang Hill	Ahmad Chik
March	The Homestead	Laurence Loh / Dato Stephen Yeap
February	Sheikh Omar Basheer Mausoleum	Salma / Zakiah