Even though considerable progress was made in environmental conservation, with respect to heritage, for many years the CA had been a lone voice, and little value was accorded to heritage conservation. Thankfully, it has been changing in recent years. Increasingly heritage is cherished by the community at large, perhaps because the stock is diminishing. Heritage conservation is no longer the domain of a few activists, but a concern of the wider community. The preservation of Kom Tong Hall has signified that the community has begun to treasure our heritage.
In many ways, heritage conservation is also a matter of sustainable development and cross-generational equity. We do not have the right to deplete our natural or cultural resources, especially if they are non-renewable, to the detriment of our future generations.
