Flat owners in a luxury Tsim Sha Tsui development are gathering evidence for what might be the first legal campaign in Hong Kong to dim a source of light pollution, which they say has affected the value of their properties.
About 10 parties who own more than a dozen flats in The Masterpiece at 19 Hanoi Road are trying to drum up support from the developer, their management firm, government departments, politicians and green activists.
They object to a three-storey-high LED advertising signboard erected on the roof of The One shopping mall about 250 metres away.
Chiu Mung-ngor, who paid HK$26 million for her 1,200 sq ft flat on the 32nd floor, said: 'It's not a simple advertising board, it's a giant LED television that we can see from all angles.
'They are not just lights but flashing lights that constantly change from left to the right or top to the bottom with different colours directly in front of you. It only takes five minutes before you feel dizzy.'
Chiu said they would exhaust every means available, from media reports to ultimately a court injunction against The One, which is owned and developed by Chinese Estates Group, to dim the lights.
