Govt denies political posters crackdown

25-04-2012

The government has denied that it's cracking down on posters hung in public housing estates on the basis of political content. The Housing Secretary, Eva Cheng, says each year the Housing Department handles more than 10,000 requests to hang posters, and the policy is fair, transparent and impartial.

But some lawmakers complained that posters critical of the chief executive Donald Tsang and relating to the June 4 crackdown in Beijing had been removed.

Ms Cheng said she would ask the buildings director to ensure the policy on displaying posters was explained to estate management staff, some of whom may be employed by outsourced companies.