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Iron nets are installed in a footbridge connecting Hung Hom station and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, near the Cross Harbour-Tunnel.
campus till around the end of November. The city’s vital political problem. It is only an ostrich policy,” says
tunnel reopened after two weeks of closure, on November Chu. “Is it practical to fence all footbridges in Hong
26, 2019. Kong?” He also questions if the fencing has breached
Chu learnt about the fencing on December 25, 2019 af- the Fire Safety Ordinance and worries if the fencing
ter being informed by nearby residents. He says the district will threaten safety of footbridge users. Chu says
council was not consulted or informed about the installa- residents nearby are very concerned.
tion and the Highway Department did not reply to them “Installing iron nets is only a temporary solu-
when they asked for details of the arrangement. tion. The root cause of the social problem has noth-
“The installation did not solve the deep-rooted socio- ing to do with the footbridges,” says Chung shing,
