An equal society? Think again ('At last, a chance to see the view from the top of the town ... but only if you've got $800 and a mainland passport', Sunday Morning Post, May 2).
I was astonished and angered that tours to the viewing deck of Two IFC, Hong Kong's tallest building, are given only to mainland tourists, and that one has to spend over $800.
This is contradictory to the idea of a modern society which believes in equal rights. Discrimination has no place in this city. Hong Kong is our city, not anyone else's - we built it. Yet no local people (apart from office workers) have been allowed to view the fabulous harbour from the top floor. I know many among my family and friends, locally and overseas, from six to 72 years of age, who want to visit Two IFC's top floor.
It is also surprising that non-office people can go to the top, as before and during construction it was said that there would be no viewing platform and people who did not work in the building would not have this access.
And why was a viewing area not provided? The Empire State Building in New York attracts thousands of people for its panoramic views. It makes quite a lot of money in the process and stimulates business in the area.
If the top floor of Two IFC were opened to the public (for an entrance fee affordable to all), the building would make a handsome profit, and business in its shops and the surrounding area would rise. Also, patriotic feelings and pride in Hong Kong would increase.
DEREK LEE, Tsz Wan Shan