GeorgeTown (South) Scout District
Incorporated in 1951, the GeorgeTown (South) Local Association of Scouts is a part of Penang State Scout Council and Scouts Association of Malaysia. The district serves scouts within the southern part of the city of George Town in the north-east district of Penang island, which is south of the line running along the Dr Lim Chwee Leong Road Ghaut (formerly Prangin Street Ghaut), Macalister Road, Utama Road (formerly Western Road) to Botanic Gardens, including the vicinities of Jelutong, Air Itam, and part of Gelugor from Brown Garden to Gambir Garden.
The District where Scouting began in Malaysia
In Malaysia, scout movement started two years after it was founded in London. However, it is believed that a trial group had been established in George Town at YMCA Penang in July 1908, the following year that scouting was formed in England. On March 27, 1915, Mr. Harold Ambrose Robinson Cheeseman founded the first Penang troop which was comprised of two patrols at Penang Free School. The first Malaya Jamboree was held in Rifle Range in 1927. In 1931, when the state headquarters opening was officiated at 115 MacAlister Road, the first rover crew was also established as the 12th GeorgeTown (S).
History of Scout Movement in Malaysia
Before the independence on August 31, 1957, the scout movement in Malaysia was formally registered with the London headquarters of the Boy Scouts Association (now The Scout Association). On September 1, 1957, the national organization was admitted as a full member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and now known as Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia and Scouts Association of Malaysia. The scout movement in Malaysia is governed under the Scouts Association of Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 1968.