KUALA LUMPUR – The Housing and Local Government Ministry only plans to beautify the site of the collapsed Highland Towers condominium and turn it into a historical site, said Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
The ministry does not plan to build a memorial at the site as reported in the news, she said in a statement last night.
“The plan to beautify the place is as a remembrance of the tragic incident that killed 48 residents on December 11, 1993.”
She said the area needs to be given a new lease of life as social problems there have caused unease among the local community.
The demolition of the collapsed building, which has been neglected for 27 years, to turn the area into a historical site will ensure locals’ well-being, she said.
It was reported that the ministry planned to build a memorial at the site.
The collapse of Block 1 of the Highland Towers, located in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, had shocked the nation. – Bernama, December 12, 2020
