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Written by: Zhou Haoyi
2021-04-22 18:27
Last update date: 2021-04-22 18:33
The Kwun Tong Waterfront Musical Fountain, which was built at a cost of more than $50 million, was opened today (22nd). The first musical fountain performance was held in the afternoon, attracting a large number of people to watch.
A number of Kwun Tong District Council members visited the site. Among them, Leung Yi-ting, the Democratic Party, criticized the fountain's weak hydraulic power and ridiculed that the fountain was built at a cost of 50 million yuan.
Some district councilors scolded the musical fountain to perform "flowing land" and "garbage", and the effect was like a estate fountain.
Liang Yiting said that the annual maintenance cost reached 1.8 million
Liang Yiting pointed out that the design of the fountain is very magnificent, but the water power is weak. "It costs 50 million (yuan) from taxpayers to make it into the world’s top ten wonders." She also mentioned that the annual maintenance cost of the fountain is as high as 1.8 million. yuan.
She criticized the authorities for not allowing any changes to the project, including reducing the scope of the project, remodeling lockers, changing room facilities, etc., "It's all inconsistent. What are you telling me about people's livelihood?"
The Kwun Tong District Councillor Cheng King-yang of the Democratic Party said that the musical fountain performance was an expected disappointment. Earlier in the district council meeting, it was learned that there are not many nozzles in the musical fountain, just like the scale of a estate fountain.
He described the musical fountain performance as "so ordinary" and "flowingly". The whole project is like a farce. Although there are people watching today, I believe it will not be attractive to the public in the long run.
He pointed out that it was a pity that the democrats could not stop the musical fountain project in the end. He pointed out that the district councils, as a consulting framework, have the rare real power to use 50 million yuan, hoping to use them for good purposes, such as for medical purposes. However, the government believes that they " Play politics".
District councillor criticizes old fountains to make the waterfront lose its quiet environment
Kwun Tong District Councillor Chen Jiayan severely criticized the musical fountain as rubbish, "50 million can be a lot of money, but it is used to pick up pieces of rubbish." Another district councillor, Deng Wai-man, described the fountain as "old school". The Kwun Tong waterfront has lost its original quiet environment.
The Kwun Tong Waterfront Musical Fountain cost as much as $50 million. It was approved by the district council dominated by the establishment in the last session. It was criticized by the democrats as a "little white elephant" project. The Kwun Tong District Council passed a motion early last year. The authorities were asked to stop the project, but the Civil Affairs Department refused to stop the project on the grounds of "respect for the project."
Kwun Tong District Councillor Leung Hoi Ching and Chung Kin Wah, a member of the East Kowloon Community Concern Group, applied for a judicial review and requested that the decision be overturned. However, because the Legal Aid Department refused to grant legal aid, the two finally withdrew the review application and were ruled to pay 22 Ten thousand yuan in litigation costs.
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