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Authors: ASEAN Youth Heritage Leaders – Chinese Community Group Mohd Nazreen Mohamad Dayang Siti Norain Haji Mohd Yusuf Noor Amalina Ain Abdul Karim CHEAB Puthika Seng Moon Ja Nicko Valendra Aidel Paul Belamide Sam Michael Nugraha Clara Angelica Buenconsejo Rusna Meswari Charmaine Liew Shengmei Laen Sugi Rante Tandung Nutthawut Naowabutra Noor Nadia Bt Hazeman @ Hazman Ho Thi Ngoc Tram Nurdeena Anuar
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CHINESE COMMUNITY IN KUALA LUMPUR AND MELAKA 18th Aug 2014 – 6th Sept 2014
CONTENT INTRODUCTION COMPARISON BETWEEN KUALA LUMPUR AND MELAKA CHINESE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
COMPARISON BETWEEN KUALA LUMPUR AND MELAKA CHINESE COMMUNITY Petaling Street • Relies heavily on volunteerism spirit from the community • Marketed as a tourist spot by relevant agencies
Melaka • Heritage conservation is mostly driven by government agencies such as Ministry of Tourism and Department of Archeology
RECOMMENDATIONS (LOCAL COMMUNITY) 1.
Fusion of positive factors from both sides
◦ Apply Best Practices. ◦
The perfect heritage conservation plan
2. Build and Strengthen Awareness regarding Heritage Exchange programs focusing on stakeholders e.g: AYVP, Erasmus Mundus, Social Network Movements To create sense of belonging and ownership of heritage. Tailor programs to ensure they are absorbed into their own communities.
3. Monetization of Traditional Crafts • Promote them as sources of income • Increase the trade’s value to the community • Potential element to boost tourism if trade is done on a larger scale
4. Integrating traditional trade skills into formal education ď‚—
To encourage more youths to learn and appreciate heritage ◌ E.g: Indonesia – Minangkabau and Toraja community
5. Making Heritage Accessible
[Language] Make information readily available in various languages Increase online presence – Social media
◦ E.g: KL National Museum: use of barcode scanning to translate Malay text to English. ◦ Tripadvisor, Wikitravel
RECOMMENDATIONS (GOVERNMENTS) 1. Role of government ◦ Support communities ◦ Serve as a bridge 2. Initiatives should be people-
driven
RECOMMENDATIONS (ASEAN) 1. Be a bridge ◦ Between people and heritage associations ◦ Between governments and communities 2. Shared vision
VISION OF HOPE