Hongkong light pollution is serious, the source from the LED billboards?

Hongkong light pollution is serious, four years of complaints about a sharp increase of 4.5 times. Friends of the environmental group Friends of the earth pointed out that commercial advertising signs are gradually using the LED light source, while the government departments involved in the complaint is even worse.

Friends of the earth inspections found signs of commercial advertising generally improved, and found that companies have the potential to switch to LED lighting. Friends of the earth, said the company by the name of environmental protection to save electricity LED lights, but its beam is more concentrated, more dazzling, causing more serious light pollution. At the same time, it is suggested that the government should set an example to avoid public lighting".

Highways Department responded that the Department will be in accordance with the actual situation, the migration of street lights, switch to the use of a light bulb or dark. A spokesman for the Department said that some of the facilities will be open for 24 hours. The Department will carry out energy conservation under the premise of security and will follow up complaints from residents to ensure that the lighting system does not affect the residents.