The Mighty Guan Gong

The Guan Gong temple (right) amid the ruins.

The site where the Wong Ah Fook old mansion used to be.

Just now I was busy so had no time to write too long. In the morning I visited the site of the Wong Ah Fook old mansion.  There was a temple measuring some 10 ft x 12 ft still standing there among the ruins.

It was the temple of  Guan Gong（关公) , the God of War.

According to the devotees, Guan Gong had stopped the excavator from tearing down his temple, which was built 14 years ago and its committee members registered it as the Persatuan Penganut Agama Buddha Guan Sheng Tan  in January 2003.  

 The devotees are gearing up to celebrate the deity's birthday which falls on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month (July 20 this year).

No development will be approved there by the Johor Baru City Council.  The Opposition wants the state government to rebuild the old mansion. The owner not only can't do anything with the land, he also faces a hefty fine. 

So, what is the next course of action now? One which will seem fair and beneficial for all parties.

The story that appeared in NST online

11 May 2014 Johor Baru MP urged mansion owner to meet him

JOHOR BARU: Johor Baru Member of Parliament Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad today urged the owner of the Wong Ah Fook old mansion to come and see him so that a decision can be made on the next course of action to be taken.

Earlier, members of the Persatuan Penganut Agama Buddha Guan Sheng Tan had approached Shahrir to help them find an alternative as they, too, are facing eviction from the owner. The temple was actually an extension of the Wong Ah Fook old mansion, and was set up 14 years ago.

It honours the deity Guan Kong, whose birthday celebration will fall on July 20.

According to the temple committee chairman, Koh Kim Poh, he had received a call on Wednesday from a man claiming to be a representative of the owner reminding the committee members to vacate the temple by the end of the month. The temple was left unscathed during the demolition on April 30 but is now standing among the ruins.

"The owner or his representative can see me or the Johor Baru MCA Public Complaints bureau chairman John Cheah on this matter.

"It is best that all parties meet before another mistake occurs. The owner committed the first mistake when he demolished a soon-to-be declared heritage mansion without submitting any building plans to the local council.  He then did a second mistake by demolishing it in haste without getting permit from the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB)," Shahrir added.

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