Rubbish, rubbish, everywhere! Nothing seems to annoy people more than this. Of course, many others do not care at all, or it would not be there in the first place.
Those who fall into the annoyed category will find their frustrations echoed by The Pearl Report (Pearl, 8pm), which asks what has become of Hong Kong's reputation as the Pearl of the Orient.
Critics note what a rubbish dump our city has become, with even our huge country parks defaced by the detritus that human beings leave behind. What should be beautiful sub-tropical beaches are scarred by the same while the harbour stinks and is littered with unsightly flotsam and jetsam. Public toilets, of course, smell even worse.
The new Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has taken over the challenge of keeping Hong Kong clean from the old municipal councils. Producer Nora Lee Sun asks how effective these cleaning tsars will be. But as with many Pearl Reports, officials have not been forthcoming with the information and action they will be taking to tackle the problem.
The bad news is that Ms Lee Sun has gathered evidence that things are likely to get worse rather than better. Litter is not a high priority for government and politicians. In schools, she reports, anti-litter activities have been scaled down since the handover. Signs reminding people not to spit and litter are now few and far between. Many believe that the new department, with so many different responsibilities, will be over-cautious in its initiatives.
Christine Loh talks of an alien concept for Hong Kong, of the importance of the aesthetics in urban planning. She points to the harbour front as an example, with key stretches relegated to mere rubbish collection, even those adjacent to the Star Ferry. If people are not given attractive spaces to enjoy, they are less likely to look after them.