Council orders unapproved Chew Jetty mural removed

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The Penang Island City Council has ordered the unauthorised mural at a building at Chew Jetty to be removed.  In a notice dated Thursday (Nov 13), issued under Section 82 of the Local Government Act 1976 by the council’s Heritage Conservation Department, the building owner was instructed to erase and repaint the wall.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdhcu7w5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Penang Island City Council has ordered the unauthorized mural at a building at Chu Jetty to be removed.

00:06In a notice dated Thursday, issued under Section 82 of the Local Government Act 1976 by the council's Heritage Conservation Department,

00:16the building owner was instructed to erase and repaint the wall.

00:19The mural gained fame after a video of a Chinese tourist known as Shen Shishi painting a picture of a panda on the mural went viral online.

00:28She was accused of defacing the Girl on Scooter mural at Chu Jetty, a historic waterfront settlement built on stilts over the sea.

00:37It was later clarified that the building owner had invited Shen to add the small panda to the existing mural.

00:44Chu Jetty is recognized as part of Georgetown's UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural and historical value.

00:51Shen was also believed to have painted similar panda figures at several other locations in Penang, including Butterworth.

00:59She was commissioned however, as a brand고inen lander was created here in unreal groups in Penang,

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