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Working Group on Traffic and Pedestrian Congestion in Yuen Long Fourth Meeting

Date:	2018-08-07 (Tue)
Time:	2:30 P.M
Venue:	Conference Room, Yuen Long District Council, 13/F, Yuen Long Government Offices, 2 Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long

Agenda		Discussion time
I	Confirmation of the minutes of the third meeting in 2018	0:01:12
II ( 1 )	Request for written replies from government departments to explicate the causes of traffic and pedestrian congestion in Yuen Long, short- and medium-term mitigation measures and long-term solution to the issue [To discuss “The proposed road connecting Park Signature with Shap Pat Heung Road”]	0:25:25
II ( 2 )	Mr WONG Wai-yin, Zachary, proposed discussion on the passageway congestion caused by occupation of public space by shops in Yuen Long Town	0:42:46
III ( 1 )	Mr SHUM Ho-kit, JP, Mr LEUNG Fuk-yuen, Ms YUEN Man-yee and Mr LEUNG Ming-kin requested turning the Tai Kei Leng section of Tai Shu Ha Road West from a dual two-lane to a dual single-lane carriageway	0:04:52
III ( 2 )	Mr MAK Ip-sing requested turning Hop Choi Street into a one-way northbound lane to relieve traffic congestion in the area	0:07:55
III ( 3 )	Mr MAK Ip-sing requested alleviating traffic congestion in the vicinity of the Lok Ma Chau Control Point	0:02:17
III ( 4 )	Mr SIU Long-ming, MH, Mr KWOK Keung, MH, Mr LUI Kin, MH, Ms WONG Wai-ling, Ms MA Shuk-yin, Mr CHUI Kwan-siu and Mr LI Kai-lap requested provision of an additional left-turning lane on Castle Peak Road (westbound) to connect Shap Pat Heung Road at Pok Oi Interchange	0:14:41
III ( 5 )	Mr WONG Wai-yin, Zachary proposed discussion on the proposal of widening a footpath	0:29:40
III ( 6 )	Mr WONG Wai-shun, Mr WONG Cheuk-kin and Ms Kwok Ching-yin urged for long-term measures to tackle the problem of tailbacks at the YOHO Mall I carpark causing congestion at Pok Oi Interchange and the exit of the public transport interchange at Long Yat Road	0:22:03
IV	Any other business	0:00:05