I support Sir David Akers-Jones' comments regarding the commercialisation of the space which is a designated public park in Central, that is, Statue Square ('Desecration is appalling', June 25).
The article on giant advertisements is also timely ('City choking on signboards,' June 25).
In Statue Square, we honour heroes who defended Hong Kong during the second world war. It is also an area for public enjoyment. To rent it out for a commercial promotion is unconscionable and crass. Does the government have no respect for our heroes? Is everything now for sale in Hong Kong? Is the city's soul and history for sale?
It is wrong for the government to rent out this public space for commercial purposes, because it shows no respect for those who gave their lives defending Hong Kong. The government also has rented out an area at the entrance of Victoria Park, for a commercial TV advertisement, near the junction of flyovers which leads to Central and Causeway Bay. It is distracting to both drivers and pedestrians. But more than that, it has again commercialised public free space, which is a disgrace. It is not as though the Hong Kong government is poor and needs this extra income. It is bad enough to have these vulgar and intrusive adverts in private property such as Times Square and Ocean Terminal. But for the government to follow this lead is a disgrace.
Pollution is not confined to our air. There is also noise and visual pollution, which infringes on our health, our safety and the very integrity of our city. Our government should take the lead and not follow the commercial market. Not everything in Hong Kong should be for sale.
The Chinese government has put forward an environmental policy for the mainland.