Olympic rings to light up harbour
A signboard with illuminated Olympic rings is to be installed on the Central or Wan Chai waterfront as part of efforts to promote Hong Kong as a co-host city of this year's Games.
Mason Hung Chung-hing, a senior manager at the Tourism Board, told a Harbourfront Enhancement Committee's subcommittee meeting yesterday that the board had yet to decide on the size and location of the signboard.
'We are to appoint a consultant to bring the project forward,' he said. 'Some possible locations are the top of the Central Pier, and the waterfront area outside the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.'
Mr Hung hoped that tourists admiring the harbour view would be reminded that Hong Kong was a co-host city for the upcoming Olympics.
When asked if the Olympic rings could be displayed in lights on the facade of a building instead, Mr Hung said the International Olympic Committee had strict rules regarding the event's promotion and the board could not be linked with commercial organisations.
Meanwhile, 60 written comments were received during the consultation period on a new piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Assistant Commissioner for Tourism Winifred Chung Mak Suet-mui said there were suggestions that the piazza should accommodate exhibitions, arts and cultural performances, outdoor cafes and the like.
