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Cheong Piak Hong
Universiti Malaya
Issues and Challenges Faced
by School Authorities in
Maintenance of Institutional
Heritage Buildings
in Kuala Lumpur
Maintenance in heritage school buildings requires extra attention in order to preserve it
in good condition. The intention of this study is to investigate the issues and challenges
faced by the heritage school authorities in Kuala Lumpur during implementation of
maintenance works. The research mainly focus on the maintenance cultures practised
by the school authorities as an effect of implentation of the National Heritage Act
2005 (Act 645) may pose great impacts to building. It is a topic worth investigating
as maintenance for local school buildings is extraordinary in comparison to other
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