growth at Ipoh or to oppose with new developments in order to preserve the cultural heritage and identity of Ipoh. Some of them are unsure with the situation as these developments are essential for a city but at the same time, they eliminate the cultural aspects of Ipoh. Lastly, a few of the respondents propose to carry out appropriate developments with inheritance of culture and identity within the city. The historical buildings should be preserved, but not being demolished to build a new one as it represents the identity and at the same time the main attraction. Ipoh can be a potential tourist spot the brings million and even billions of revenues to Perak and that both government and private sector should work together towards this direction.
Figure 4.3.25: Awareness on the impact of new developments towards the heritage identity of Ipoh. (Image source: Author) Based on the chart, slightly more than half, which fifty-five percent (55%) of the respondents realised that new developments will bring detrimental impact to the image and identity of Ipoh as a heritage city. On the other hand, forty-five percent (45%) of them think that these developments will not affect the heritage identity of Ipoh.
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