 The "Municipal Offices" was built in the Edwardian Baroque and Palladian styles, which were popular at the time.By the time the "Municipal Offices" was completed in 1903, its construction cost had ballooned to $100,000 (Straits dollar).The Municipal Commission of George Town decided to covertly relocate from the Town Hall into the adjacent "Municipal Offices", and that no inauguration ceremony was to be held.