Preserve Koay Jetty & Mangrove in Penang, Malaysia

To:  Penang State Authorities

We the undersigned hereby appeal to Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Penang State Chief Minister to preserve the culturally endangered Koay Jetty and Mangrove ecosystem and to ensure the proposed development takes place without sacrificing both the Koay Jetty, embodies the only surviving living community of descendant of the Chinese Muslim Hui minority and the mangrove ecosystem, which is home to more than 30 species of birds including Northern migrants of which are protected under the Malaysian Wildlife Act.

We further appeal to the good offices of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi,Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Rais Yatim, Minister of Art,Culture and Heritage,Datuk Dr Leo Michael Toyad, Minister of Tourism and, DatukSri Adenan Satem,Minister of Natural Resources and Environment for assistance in conserving the Koay Jetty and conserving the mangrove ecosystem at the Koay Jetty.

We are not opposed to development in the area but feel very strongly that a more creative planning approach can achieve the development objective without sacrificing either the Koay Jetty or the mangrove ecosystem.

The Koay Jetty together with the mangrove ecosystem is both culturally and environmentally important in showcasing the culture and biodiversity of a historical city like George Town.

The efforts initiated by the Baiqi Koay Cultural Revitalization Ad Hoc Joint Committee, Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association, Penang Heritage Trust and Malaysian Nature Society in highlighting the cultural and environmental significance of this inner-city enclave of George Town has created greater public appreciation and awareness of the importance of such conservation efforts.

We thereby appeal to the relevant approval authorities to insert, a clause stating that the Koay Jetty and the mangrove ecosystem be preserved and incorporated into the development of the area, so as to leave a legacy for the future generations of Penang and Malaysia.

refer the website http://koayjetty.tripod.com

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保存姓郭桥及红树林签名运动

我们吁请槟州首席部长丹斯里许子根博士保存姓郭桥及红树林，确保拟议中的发展计划不会牺牲姓郭桥及红树林。

我们也进一步请求我国首相拿督斯里阿都拉巴达威、文化艺术及文物部长拿督莱益斯耶汀、旅游部长拿督廖麦克医生、天然资源及环境部长拿督斯里阿迪南沙登协助保存姓郭桥及附近的生态环境。

我们不是反对拟议中的发展，却认为可采取更创意的方式来进行拟议中的发展，以便达至同时发展及保存姓郭桥及红树林的目标。

姓郭桥及红树林在文化及生态环境上同等重要，它反映了乔治市这个历史城市的文化及生态多元化。

百奇郭姓回族文化复兴联合工委会、马来西亚华人穆斯林协会、槟城古迹信托会及马来西亚自然之友协会槟城分会成功反映姓郭桥及红树林的文化及环境重要性，它已提高公众的醒觉，了解保存的重要性。

我们吁请批准发展计划的机构注明保存姓郭桥及红树林，将它纳入发展的蓝图内，以为这一代及未来的槟城及马来西亚人留下这个遗产。

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Preserve Koay Jetty & Mangrove in Penang, Malaysia Petition to Penang State Authorities was created by Baiqi Koay Cultural revitalisation ad hoc joint committee and Support Koay jetty and mangrove preservation action group and written by Joanne Khaw (jsk_27@yahoo.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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