It's the height of a double-decker bus and certainly catches the eye, but the statue in Sham Tseng erected in honour of the roast goose dish that put it on the map has a problem.
After investing HK$766,000 of public money to build the statue, plus another HK$500,000 to light it, that's the verdict of some members of the Tsuen Wan district council, which covers the coastal area of Sham Tseng.
"The neck should've been longer, it should've had a crest [above the beak]," said councillor Chan Wai-ming, who came up with the idea for the sculpture in the first place. "I reminded the sculptors to … pay attention to the sharp, dark-grey beak."
Even though the winning design was chosen from competition entries judged by councillors and government officials, Chan said he would ask the Home Affairs Department to "modify" it.
The goose has been the source of fun online, with Facebook user Axe Wong asking: "This goose cost HK$1.2 million. Shouldn't someone have checked the bill?"
Another Facebook user, Felita Hui, was more scornful. "It will still be an ugly goose however it's modified," she commented.