Shenzhen residents annoyed by bright lights at Hong Kong border crossing

High-intensity lights, which were added last month to bolster security along a stretch of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border, have reportedly been affecting “thousands of households” in a densely populated residential area of the mainland city, the newspaper claimed.

“I came home one night and it was so brightly lit I actually thought the place was on fire,” the Daily quoted a Shenzhen resident, surnamed Tang, as saying.

Tang, who lives in Futian district’s Guanghuayuan, said he was unable to sleep at night because such strong light shone through his curtains. He added that could not even watch television due to the glare.

Hundreds of residents in Ludancun, one of Shenzehn’s oldest residential neighbourhoods, have also complained to both Shenzhen and Hong Kong police about a “dazzling light problem”. The community is close to the Lo Wu Control Point.

According to the report, some residents said they would appeal to the Hong Kong government if the problem was not fixed.