Legislative Council ("LegCo") Members conducted a site visit to the Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area ("the New Development Area") today (12 March) to follow up on a case about issues relating to compensation offered to the households and farmers affected by the New Development Area project.

Accompanied by representatives of the Development Bureau, the Lands Department, the Planning Department, and the Civil Engineering and Development Department, Members visited Tin Sam San Tsuen, Sun Fung Wai and Yick Yuen Tsuen in the New Development Area to observe the agricultural land and several buildings, including shrine, antique well, pai lau, cottage houses and ancestral houses, in order to understand the impacts of the development project on the local farmers and households.  

After the site visit, Members held a closed-door meeting with the Administration and the deputation at the Yick Yuen Tsuen Village Office to follow up the case. 

Members who participated in the visit were Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung (Meeting Convenor), Hon CHU Hoi-dick and Hon KWONG Chun-yu.  

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Members of the Legislative Council conduct a site visit to the Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area ("the New Development Area") to follow up on a case about issues relating to compensation offered to the households and farmers affected by the New Development Area project. 
Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung (second right), Hon CHU Hoi-dick (fourth right) and Hon KWONG Chun-yu (fifth right) observe an ancestral house at Tin Sam San Tsuen.

Members of the Legislative Council observe the agricultural land at Tin Sam San Tsuen to understand the impacts of the Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area project on the local farmers and households.

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