KUALA LUMPUR: Jalan Metro Perdana Timur 8 entrepreneur in Kepong Entrepreneurs Park are distressed after being gotten to relocate their Na Tuk Kong temples inside your home.
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) grievances and well-being bureau (main) head Lee Hoi Eng claimed Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) needs to value the proprietors’ society and idea in venerating Na Tuk Kong outside their facilities.
Na Tuk Gong, likewise called Datuk Gong, is a guardian spirit venerated by the Chinese areas in Malaysia, Singapore and components ofIndonesia The temples, that include a sculpture of the divine being, are typically constructed simply outside the proprietor’s facilities.
“There are six Na Tuk Kong statues and altars on Jalan Metro Perdana Timur 8, which have been here for years.
“I received a verbal warning from DBKL early this month, asking me to move the Na Tuk Kong statue and altar in front of my shop into my premises.
“It is our belief that the Na Tuk Kong shrines should be placed outside our premises. We are not causing any obstruction to the road or parking spaces, nor are we earning any money for placing them there,” he claimed throughout an interview before his store today (Feb 23).
In a notification dated Feb 4 released to among the stores there viewed by CelebrityMetro, DBKL had actually gotten the proprietor to relocate the temple right into the facility within 2 week, pointing out Section 46( 1 )( a) of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, for structure or putting frameworks on public areas.
Lee likewise elevated issues regarding fire if the temples are relocated within.
“It is normal for us to light up oil lamps when worshipping Na Tuk Kong. Hence, the risk of fire will increase if it is moved inside.
“There was a fire here last month and our fire hydrant was broken. Why is DBKL bothering our Na Tuk Kong shrines when they cannot even take care of these basic facilities well?” he asked.
“DBKL also said it received complaints that the Na Tuk Kong shrines are causing obstructions, which baffled me.
“I will write to DBKL to ask them to reconsider and also launch a petition and get signatures from the owners here to voice our dissatisfaction,” he claimed.
Also existing were PRM secretary-general Koh Swe Yong and company owner Gary Chuah, that runs a food organization on Jalan Metro Perdana Timur 8.
When spoken to, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng’s aide Dic Lai decreased to discuss the problem.
DBKL has actually not reacted to questions concerning the issue since press time.
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