Mixed Clan Jetty

Mixed Clan Jetty, George Town, Penang (4 February 2009)


Mixed Clan Jetty, also called the Mixed Surname Jetty or Cap3 Snaeh1 Kio2 in Penang Hokkien, is the only one of the clan jetties which started off with more than one clan. This is the result of the labourers of the miscellaneous Hokkien clans who are not part of the main clans forming a jetty of their own. Living in stilt homes above the water avoided having to pay property taxes (or assessment) which was imposed by the colonial government in the early 20th century. This also allow these labourers to be close to their workplace, which is usually the harbour.

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Mixed Clan Jetty signboard (4 February 2009)


Compared to the other jetties, the Mixed Clan Jetty is quite recent, having been established only in the 1960s. As such, it is also known as the New Jetty. Today it houses the descendents of the original port labourers as well as some newcomers that took up housing in the jetties after some of the descendents moved out.

New Jetty Interpretive Board (4 February 2009)


View of the harbour from Mixed Clan Jetty (4 February 2009)


Living in close quarters at the Mixed Clan Jetty (4 February 2009)

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