Shen Mo-i, a reporter for the South Seas Commercial Times and a local history buff, thinks the government should give the owners of houses there a special tax break, by lowering their household or property taxes, while the owners should preserve the homes 'original appearance to reflect the culture and architecture of days gone by.
南洋商報的記者沈墨義鑽研古蹟歷史甚勤，他建議政府應該給予屋主特惠稅，如減低門牌稅或地稅的優待；而現有屋主也應該努力保存房屋原有形態，使建築物結構能體現昔日的文化。