PENANG’s homeless will soon have a roof over their heads at a prime location in George Town that houses horses and quarantined livestock.
This is because the state government has decided to allocate space at the Veterinary Services Department premises on Gurdwara Road for the setting up of the first public shelter for the homeless in the state.
State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said statistics showed that the northeast district (George Town) had the most number of homeless people.
“We found many homeless in Komtar, Lorong Kulit, and Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.
“The department is located about 500 metres away, so it is convenient,” he said in an interview.
Phee said due to the proximity to the city centre where vagrants were often to be found sleeping on the streets, the shelter would be an ideal point for the homeless to bunk down for the night.
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