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SCMP Reporter

Should a Bruce Lee museum be built?
I think the Bruce Lee museum should be built because he is one of the most important icons in Hong Kong over the  past 30 years.
Many foreigners became more familiar with Hong Kong or more interested in the city after seeing his movies.
Even now, his charm and charisma still linger in the minds of many people.
Therefore, a Bruce Lee museum  would definitely make Hong Kong more attractive and draw many tourists. Also, it should not cost that much.
There are a lot of items about Bruce Lee scattered around Hong Kong and his previous home is up for sale. It would not take that great an effort for the government to build such a museum.
However, officials need to take prompt action and give this kung fu master the respect he deserves, by commemorating him with a museum.
Chow Chung-yin, Tung Chung
Does the government hotline 1823 work well?
If the Ombudsman qualifies 99 days as inefficient ('Ombudsman slams official buck-passing', June 27), how would it describe 17 years?
The government started a comprehensive review of the Town Planning Ordinance in 1991.
Except for a few minor amendments, the majority of the recommendations are hidden under various desks.
Had it followed through, many of the current issues - from King Yin Lei to Mega Tower to Jessville - would never have turned into problems.
Ombudsman, keep digging, you still have to uncover the real buck-passing.
Paul Zimmerman, founding member, Designing Hong Kong
What can be done to prevent data leaks?
As there have been several cases of patients' data in public hospitals being lost, it is essential that the government takes responsibility for overhauling data controls.
Everyone has  privacy rights, which are protected by the law.
However, these cases were annoying. They might make  residents lose confidence with  'incapable government'. Therefore, the Hospital Authority could employ some technical professionals to manage the network systems.
They must look into the most modern data-protection systems that are available and install the one that would be appropriate for the authority's needs.
I appreciate that there are obstacles.
A large sum of money would have to be spent. Also such a project could be time-consuming.
Even without such a system, what can be done in the short term to increase security is to ensure doctors and nurses at hospitals are more careful when they are handling files that contain personal information about a patient.
Fian Lee Lai-sze, Kwai Chung
On other matters ...
How many more horrific bus accidents must occur before the traffic police start taking regular enforcement action against  bus drivers?
Admittedly, the two most recent examples have involved private coaches, but the standard of Hong Kong's bus drivers in general is terrible.
Having given up driving just over a year ago, I have since been making regular use of franchised buses to get about.
They are driven with scant regard for the safety or comfort of passengers or other road users. Drivers routinely accelerate towards amber traffic signals and sail through on red.
They seem incapable of making smooth starts or stops, lurching away from bus stops and traffic signals by flooring the accelerator, and stopping by stamping on the brake pedal in a similar manner.
In more than 40 years of regular travel on Hong Kong's roads, both as a driver and as a passenger, I have not once seen a police officer take any kind of enforcement action against the driver of a franchised bus.
They appear to have almost complete impunity, only being prosecuted after an accident has occurred.
It's time the police got a grip of the situation, before more innocent passengers and passers-by are killed or injured.
Tony Giles, Kennedy Town
I am writing to express my views towards the facilities at Hong Kong airport.
Although Terminal 2 has been in operation for quite some time now, the number of people using it seems to be at a low level.
I have visited it on a number of occasions and have reached some conclusions about why this is the case.
First, only a few well-known airlines have moved their check-in counters to Terminal 2.
Many Star Alliance airlines, which usually have more customers than airlines not in the alliance, have chosen to remain in Terminal 1.
Some of the airlines that moved into Terminal 2 have fewer flights during the week and therefore need fewer check-in counters in operation,  thus the daily flow of visitors is inevitably lower than expected.
There certainly seem to be fewer counters in operation than the impression that is given on the Airport Authority's website.
Also, I am not satisfied with the link between Terminals 1 and 2. It takes me a few minutes to get from one to the other.
There are only three routes linking the terminals and they are all on the same level. This is not very convenient for passengers using that terminal, or for people who just want to visit Terminal 2.
I think there is room for improvement.
First, there should be group check-in counters in Terminal 2, of airlines that have similar flight routes and destinations, for example, airlines with mainland routes.  This would make it easier for passengers and we could see more people using the terminal as a consequence.
Second, more renowned airlines should be encouraged to move their check-in counters to Terminal 2 to increase capacity and get a larger flow of visitors.
I think pedestrian links between the two terminals need to be improved.
This can encourage visitors who do not need to check in at Terminal 2 to visit anyway, look at the shops and use the restaurants.
I hope the Airport Authority will take note of my opinions.
I look forward to visiting a better airport  that has made the necessary changes.
Suthida Chan, Tsing Yi



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