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'''Perlis State Secretriat Building''' is [[Perlis]]'s state secretariat building. It is situated on Jalan Hospital, [[Kangar]].

== History ==
[[File:Merdeka Park (Perlis).jpg|thumb|State Government Offices, Merdeka Park, Kangar, Perlis, completed in 1939 as government offices for the British authorities.]]
The building was erected as government offices for the British authorities, and included various departments including: the British Adviser's Office, the Council Chamber, the Treasury, the Customs, the Land Office, the Education Office, the Sanitary Board, and the Health Office.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=23 October 1939 |title=New Perlis Government Offices |pages=5 |work=Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/pinangazette19391023-1.2.52?qt=alor,%20star,%20clock,%20tower&q=Alor%20star%20clock%20tower}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kangar Background |url=https://mpkangar.gov.my/en/laman/kangar-background |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=mpkangar.gov.my}}</ref>

The foundation stone was laid by the Raja of Perlis in 1937 and the building was completed in 1939. The cost of the building was $87,000 and was designed by a Mr. Boucher, architect, Boucher & Co., Penang. The building contractor was Lee Woon of Penang, supervised by D. Cheam of Kangar. The clock was made by [[Potts of Leeds|William Potts & Sons]], Leeds.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
* [[State governments in Malaysia]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Perlis]]
[[Category:Kangar]]
[[Category:State secretariat buildings in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1939]]

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