City Hall Building George Town.

The City Hall Building

(Photo taken on 10.10.2009)

In 1956, George Town became the first municipality in the Federation of Malaya to have a fully elected council, and on 1 January 1957, the municipality became a city by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the first (and until 1972, the only) city in the Federation.
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Town,_Penang