In 1986, the land all around the temple was taken over by the government for the "Urban Development Plan." The neighboring Foom-Yew primary school, the Fukien Association hall, and Chinese shops were all forced to move; only the temple, in a wave of protest from the Chinese community, has been able to remain, thus creating today's picture of "being flanked by guards on both sides."
一九八六年時，原本古廟四周用地被政府徵用做為「大城堡開發計畫」，廟旁的寬柔小學、福建會館及華人店鋪都被迫遷除，只有古廟在華社反對聲中保留下來，形成今天兩座「左右護法」的局面。