The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
Members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) held a meeting today (February 19) with members of the Sha Tin District Council (DC) at the LegCo Complex to discuss and exchange views on matters of mutual interest.
During the meeting, LegCo Members discussed and exchanged views with DC members on the impact of public and private burial facilities in the Sha Tin District on the local community and the relevant mitigation proposals; renovation of the market in Pok Hong Estate; timetable for the commissioning of the MTR Shatin to Central Link (Tuen Ma Line); introduction of new bus routes and rationalisation of the existing routes in Sha Tin to strengthen bus services between Shatin and the Airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port; and the impact of Link's further disposal of shopping malls and markets in public housing estates on the livelihood of residents of public housing.
The meeting was convened by Mr Chan Chi-chuen and Dr Fernando Cheung, and attended by Mr Steven Ho, Mr Yiu Si-wing, Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Mr Alvin Yeung, Mr Lam Cheuk-ting, Mr Holden Chow, Mr Shiu Ka-fai, Mr Lau Kwok-fan and Mr Tony Tse.
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