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How the dispute unfolded

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Feb 26, 1998 Yuen Long Provisional District Board unanimously endorses government proposal to erect traffic signs banning heavy vehicles from Fairview Park Boulevard after Kam Pok Road opens.

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Early 2005 Government decides to open Kam Pok Road on June 30 for heavy vehicles and installs traffic sings prohibiting container trucks from using the privately owned boulevard.

June 24, 2005 Government suspends above system after receiving complaints from villagers and truckers, allowing large trucks to continue using boulevard.

Jan 31, 2007 Boy cyclist, 12, is killed by a container truck on the boulevard.

Feb 5, 2007 Government opens Kam Pok Road but does not display signs banning container trucks from the boulevard.

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Feb 7, 2007 Estate residents meet commissioner of transport.

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