Officials seek remedies after contractor painted over ‘King of Kowloon’ Tsang Tsou-choi’s decades-old art
Leisure and Cultural Services Department says contractor mistakenly defaced graffiti, adding that electric switch box involved was not part of playground renovation
Two government departments were seeking remedies on Wednesday night after a contractor mistakenly painted over a key piece of late “King of Kowloon” Tsang Tsou-choi’s black ink graffiti in Kwun Tong.
Tsang created the street art on an electric switch box near Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple next to Kwun Tong Road children’s playground more than 25 years ago. Earlier this week, it was found covered in white paint.
A notice from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, which manages the park, said the playground was undergoing improvement work from March 22 to May 13. Buckets of paint were seen near the switch box.
“It is understood that the contractor mistakenly covered the calligraphy on the electric box with paint. The Architectural Services Department has already followed up on it in accordance with the contract,” the Leisure and Cultural Services Department told the Post on Wednesday evening.
