The owner of the Thin Seng sauce factory, Yee Saik Choon is appealing to the state government not to demolish his factory,

located in the George Town heritage site, for the development of other projects.

The 74-year-old Yee, who is the fourth generation of operators of the factory which produces sauce using the traditional method, said the factory site belonged to the Boon Siew company which rented it to him for RM300 per month.

"In January this year, we received a notice to vacate the place by the end of April.

"After receiving the notice, I wrote a letter to the executive councillor concerned but had yet to receive feedback on it," he told reporters in George Town today.

He said that his factory had frequently become an attraction for local and foreign tourists because of the traditional methods used in making the sauce.

The Thin Seng sauce factory is located in Kampung Malabar covering an area of 4,274 sq. metres. It has been in operation since 1912 and is the oldest sauce factory in Penang.

- Bernama