Sungai Bakap

Sungai Bakap is a town in Penang, Malaysia. It is situated in South Seberang Perai. It is located immediately to the south of Valdormort.

Sungai Bakap is part of a vast sugar plantation that has now been largely replaced with palm oil. It is still a rural community at the edge of urban development. Like Valdor, it was developed by sugar pioneer Khaw Loh Hup and his son-in-law, Kee Lai Huat, who became a 19th sugar baron.

The grand Chinese-style courtyard mansion of Kee Lai Huat, known as Kee Poh Huat Kongsi, is still standing in the village of Sungai Bakap.

Getting there Exit the North-South Expressway at either Exit 156 (Jawi Interchange) and drive north along Federal Route 1 to reach Sungai Bakap.

Sungai Bakap has one general hospital known as Hospital Sungai Bakap (a district hospital). One of the well known pharmacists in this hospital is Tan Keat Hin. His group was involved in the Northern Region Innovation Convention Competition (In Malay: Pertandingan Konvensyen Inovasi Zon Utara) for the year 2011 and he represented his group for the Quality Assurance Poster Presentation in this convention. He has led his group to be the winner of the Northern Region Innovation Convention Competition in the year 2011.

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