The president of the Kota Kinablau Chinese Chamber Of Commerce Datuk Sari Tan
disclosed in a press conference yesterday that the oldest Chinese cemetery in
Kota Kinabalu, the Hokkein - Cantonese Cemetery dose not exist according to the
Land and survey Department of Sabah. Datuk Tan said he and his colleagues at the
KKCC had applied for a land tittle for the said cemetery for past one year and a
half. He said they had gone from one government department to another to get the
approval without any success. The reason given by the Land office to refuse
approving the title is because there is no sign of any graves in the piece of
land in question. Datuk Tan and his group has shown photographs with dooms
clearly in view, but was not accepted as proof by the Land office. The Land
office said that the piece of land belongs to the Japanese Cemetery and The
Sabah Sports Council. The Sports Council is planning to lease out the land to
the Women Association Of Sabah to build their headquarter building. Children and
relatives of those who are buried in the Hokkien - Cantonese Cemetery should act
fast to prevent the land to fall into others' hands. Don't wait until you hear
the sound of bull dozers and the bones of your ancestors laying around exposed
to dry under the hot sun like salted fish. We Chinese beleive this is very bad
for
feng sui and all your current success, big cars, comfortable
condominiums will vanish quickly. So enjoy it while it lasts.
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