Simon Soon
One of the five police stations funded by the fine of $5000 each alliance, imposed on the secret societies for the 1867 riots. It is likely that only four stations were built,. This is one of them.
Archaeological digs in 2019 managed to uncover the remains of the mid-19th century police station.
NOTES
Yong Check Yoon. 2010. 'The 1867 Penang Riots' Penang Monthly, August. https://penangmonthly.com/article.aspx?pageid=9418&name=the_1867_penang_riots (Accessed on 1 August 2019)
Predeep Nambiar. 2019. 'Once-filthy Prangin Canal turned into an aquarium' FMT News, July 29. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/07/29/once-filthy-prangin-canal-is-penangs-new-showpiece/ (Accessed on 1 August 2019)
