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From YouTube: MARCH 7 2022 Statements Teresa Wat
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
richmond
north
central-
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
It
was
established
more
than
a
century
ago
as
one
of
the
central
communities
for
newly
landed
chinese
canadians
and
today
it
has
grown
into
one
of
the
most
distinct
cultural
and
historic
neighborhoods
in
north
america,
vancouver's
chinatown
has
been
a
staple
of
our
great
cities,
landscape
and
cultural
identity.
Since
1886
attracting
thousands
of
people
from
across
bc
and
across
canada,
and
welcoming
countless
international
tourists,
each
year
grounded
the
destination
as
a
national
historic
site.
In
2011.
A
The
vancouver
chinatown
bia
is
asking
for
increased
police
presence,
including
foot
patrols
and
a
bubble
zone
around
chinatown
for
repeat
offenders,
and
this
bia
has
to
spend
half
their
480
000
budget
on
security
instead
of
promoting
businesses.
The
best
way
we
can
support
this
community
is
by
taking
the
time
to
enjoy
what
chinatown
has
to
offer.
A
So
whenever
you
are
in
the
area
members,
I
encourage
you
to
stop
by
one
of
the
incredible
restaurants
in
chinatown,
stop
at
the
local
cultural
grocers
and
just
take
in
the
millennium
gate
and
other
breathtaking
monuments
found
in
this
historic
neighborhood
together.
Let's
preserve
the
history
and
culture
of
this
important
area
in
vancouver
and
do
our
part
to
ensure
british
colombians
can
continue
to
enjoy
china
town
for
generation
to
come.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.