Though almost all the shops were destroyed, a report by The British North Borneo Annual Report in 1947 wrote that "the pre-war economy was largely made towards the end of 1947".
Obwohl nahezu alle Geschäfte in der Stadt zerstört worden waren, berichtete The British North Borneo Annual Report 1947, dass "gegen Ende 1947 die Vorkriegs-Wirtschaft wieder weitgehend hergestellt war".