According to the Government's Civil Engineering Web page, in mid-1992 a project entitled 'Systematic Inspection of Slopes in the Territory' was initiated to search for slopes not previously included in a catalogue of slopes. 'It is roughly estimated that a total of about 50,000 slopes will be registered in the New Catalogue.' Policing slope safety is of course important but, are we to expect that each will have one, if not two, slope registration signs? At least there seems to be some purpose for them. I have yet to discover the reason for the erection of 'distance signs' every 100 metres along the Lam Kam Road in the New Territories. Could the officials responsible enlighten us as to the cost of the erection and maintenance of all these signs so that they can be appropriately congratulated? RAY McGUIRE Tai Po