JOHOR BARU: The state government is committed to preserving old road names in the city to honour those who have contributed to the development and economic growth of the state.
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said road names like Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Jalan Tan Hiok Nee and Jalan Ngee Heng would be maintained to ensure the city kept its identity.
Areas including Kangkar and Kulai would also have their names maintained, he said at the launch of a four-storey Tiong Hua Chinese Heritage Museum here yesterday.
He also noted that Jalan Tan Hiok Nee had been identified as a cultural street.
Ghani said having the cultural street would be a great way for the different races to get together and learn more about each other’s heritage.
“We have plans to redevelop Johor Baru but whatever we do, the heritage will be maintained,” he said, commending the collaboration by five Chinese clans on the museum and street.
He said Johor Baru was “a special city”, noting:
“I pass by two churches, two mosques and three temples belonging to Chinese, Indians and Punjabis just to get to work.”
He reminded everyone to be united and not to allow others to influence or provoke them into doing anything that could affect the trust forged over the years.
On the new museum and cultural street, Ghani said they would lure tourists, especially those wanting to know more about the Chinese community in Johor.
The museum, developed at a cost of RM1.2mil, is open daily, except on Mondays, between 9am and 5pm.
Entrance fee is RM3 for adults and RM1 for children, students and senior citizens.
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