On November 14th, the Buildings Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government responded to reporters' inquiries and stated that the department did not carry out large-scale law enforcement actions against neon signs. At the same time, the department also stated that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government allows small and low-risk signs, including neon signs, to be retained for use after undergoing security checks, consolidation, and certification. The Buildings Department stated that the SAR government has always attached great importance to the safety of outdoor signs and has taken the principle of "risk first" to handle violations, dangers, or abandoned signs in a multi-pronged manner. The Buildings Department will take enforcement action to immediately ban signs that pose a significant threat to life and property, and will prioritize the enforcement of illegal signs that are being constructed or newly erected. In response to a large number of existing illegal signs, the Buildings Department will annually select several busy street sections with numerous illegal signs to carry out a "target street large-scale operation", and carry out a comprehensive demolition operation on illegal, dangerous, and abandoned signs. In addition, the Buildings Department will also launch large-scale actions against large-scale illegal signs that pose a significant risk to the public. Considering that most of the existing signage is being used by merchants and helps promote local commercial activities, the Buildings Department has implemented the "Signage Inspection Plan" since September 2, 2013. The plan allows for smaller, lower risk signs that have been erected before the implementation date of the inspection plan and meet the relevant technical specifications of small engineering projects. After safety inspections, consolidation (if necessary), and certification to the Buildings Department by prescribed construction professionals and/or registered contractors, these signs can continue to be retained and used. Afterwards, safety inspections must be conducted again every five years or these signs must be dismantled. The inspection plan also applies to neon signs. The Buildings Department also told reporters that its staff visited 63 Temple Street in Kowloon and found an existing illegal sign attached to the exterior walls of buildings 1 to 3 facing Chung Fong Street, with the main wording being "Mei Du Dining Room". According to the current law enforcement policy, relevant signs are required to be banned. The Buildings Department issued a demolition order to sign owners under Article 24 of the Buildings Ordinance on October 19 last year through the "Large Scale Signboard Operation", instructing them to demolish the relevant signs. Subsequently, according to the notice of commencement submitted by the registered small-scale construction contractor appointed by the relevant sign owner, the demolition project was commenced in November of this year, and the Buildings Department will continue to follow up on the compliance with the demolition order. (New News Agency)