Now that the police have officially stated their objections to the "German F&B Festival" event in Klang, a final decision on whether it can proceed lies with the local authorities, said Selangor senior exco member Teng Chang Khim.

Teng said the North Klang district police had written to the Klang Municipal Council (MPK) on Oct 2, but the final decision lies with the MPK, and the state government will not interfere.

He said that if he were the president of MPK, he would let the event proceed as planned because the council was not legally obliged to seek the green light from the police...