《南华早报》获悉，太平山步道一项备受争议的灯光工程已告暂停，此前有越来越多的人投诉这些装置正在破坏环境。
Work on a controversial lighting project along walking trails on The Peak has been suspended amid mounting complaints that the installations were damaging the environment, the South China Morning Post has learned.
在居民指责旅游发展局为安装这些设施而移走树木和花卉后，该工程的前景依然充满不确定性，同时一名议员表示，来自该市最大政党的一名区议员并未参与最初的咨询。
The project’s future remains uncertain after residents accused the Tourism Board of removing trees and flowers to make way for the installations, while a lawmaker said a district councillor from the city’s largest political party had not been involved in the initial consultation.
周二的卢吉道和克顿道十分安静，不见任何工人的踪影。灯光装置仍然留在挡住部分步道的路障后面，附近驻守着几名保安。
Lugard Road and Harlech Road were quiet on Tuesday, with no workers in sight. The lighting installations remained in place behind barriers that blocked parts of the trail, with a few security guards stationed nearby.
在克顿道与卢吉道环形步行径的一个公园附近，一大片草地已被围起来并安装了灯光设施。部分地段已被开挖。
Near a park on the Harlech Road and Lugard Road circular walk, a large stretch of grass had been fenced off and fitted with lighting installations. Some sections had been dug up.
现场的一名保安告诉《南华早报》记者，安装工作从周三起已暂停三天。
A security guard at the site told an SCMP reporter that installation work had been suspended for three days from Wednesday.
“工程直到今天才停工，”他说，并指着一个遗留在花形灯光装置上的工具箱补充道，“昨晚工人们还在草地上铺设和固定电线。”
“The work had not stopped until today,” he said, adding that “workers had still been laying and fixing wires on the grass last night”, pointing to a toolbox left on a flower-shaped lighting installation.
“我们原本被告知这个项目应该在10月24日之前准备就绪并向公众开放，并且上周已经进行了几轮测试。但现在我们必须等待暂停期间政府咨询的结果。”《南华早报》已联系旅游发展局以求证。
“We’ve been told originally that this project should be ready and open to the public before October 24th, and it has already gone through some rounds of testing last week. But now we have to wait for the result of the government consultation during the suspension.”The SCMP has contacted the Tourism Board for confirmation.
这些装置原本计划安装在步行径沿线的指定地点，作为即将到来的香港缤纷冬日巡礼全新灯光秀的一部分。
The installations were planned for selected locations along the walking trail as part of a new light show for the forthcoming Hong Kong WinterFest.
射灯和灯箱沿步道部分的护栏排列，而一些照明设备和缠绕的电线则挂在树干上。
Spotlights and light boxes line the railings along parts of the trail, while some lighting devices and tangled wires hang from tree trunks.
呈花形排列的透明灯带覆盖了部分草地，并连接到形似花心的电气装置上。
Transparent light strips arranged in flower shapes cover sections of grass and are connected to electrical installations shaped like the centres of flowers.
尽管旅游当局表示，该项目旨在“进一步提升香港夜间旅游的吸引力”，但一些路过该地点的游客对灯光秀表现出寥寥无几的兴趣。
Although tourism authorities said the project was designed to “further enhance the appeal of Hong Kong’s nighttime tourism”, some visitors passing the site expressed little interest in the light show.
香港大学硕士生王雯（音）正与一位从北京来港进行五天访问的朋友沿着步道散步。两人停下来观看了装置所在地。
Wendy Wang, a master’s student at the University of Hong Kong, was walking along the trail with a friend from Beijing who was visiting the city for five days. The pair stopped to look at the installation sites.
“我们选择今天上午来山顶亲近自然并锻炼身体，看到路上有这么多施工，我们感到有点意外，”她说。
“We chose this morning to come to The Peak to enjoy nature and work out, we were a bit surprised to see so much construction along the road,” she said.
“我们认为灯光秀对我们没有吸引力。此类展现在现在很常见，而山顶步道最著名的还是自然风光。”王雯补充说，她们更喜欢去维多利亚港欣赏城市的夜景。
“We don’t think the light show will be attractive for us. Such shows are quite common now, while The Peak trail is most famous for its natural scenery.”Wang added that they preferred going to Victoria Harbour to enjoy the city’s night views.
立法会议员陈学锋表示，他正与民主建港协进联盟（民建联）成员、中西区区议员施永泰一同跟进此事。
Lawmaker Chan Hok-fung said he was following up on the issue with fellow Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong member Shih Jan-noel, a Central and Western district councillor.
陈学锋表示，他已于周三上午将居民的意见转达给旅游局长罗淑佩。
Chan said he had relayed residents’ comments to tourism minister Rosanna Law Shuk-pui on Wednesday morning.
陈学锋称他没有更多最新进展，并强调施永泰并未参与旅游发展局最初的咨询，而是在居民发邮件向他求助时才得知此事。
Chan, who said he had no further updates, stressed that Shih had not been involved in the Tourism Board’s initial consultation and had learnt of the issue only when residents emailed him for help.
“过去的意见说，旅游业集中在维多利亚港的两岸，无法促进其他社区的消费，希望能在其他地方推广。这个想法值得推动，”他说。
“Comments in the past said that tourism had concentrated on either side of the Victoria Harbour and could not boost spending in other neighbourhoods with hopes to promote it elsewhere. The idea is worth pushing for,” he said.
“但究竟是否要在太平山这样做，这次是一次经验。人们似乎非常关心自然环境。”
“But whether to do this on The Peak, it’s an experience this time around. People seem to [care] a lot about the natural environment.
“吸引大批游客到该地区会受欢迎吗？每个人都有看法，这将是我们未来探索新景点时会考虑的事情。”前一天抵港进行三天访问的英国游客里克·梅斯基塔表示，他希望通过沿步道散步来寻求一些和平与安静。
“Would it be popular to attract herds of tourists to the area? Everyone has a view and will be something we consider when exploring new attractions in the future.”Rick Mesquita, a tourist from the UK who had arrived in Hong Kong the previous day for a three-day visit, said he was seeking some peace and quiet with a walk along the trail.
“我们对灯光装置不感兴趣，”他说，“我选择这里是为了远离城市的喧嚣，所以人工痕迹越少越好。”
“We’re not interested in light installations,” he said. “I chose here to get away from the noise and bustle of the city, so the less artificial, the better.”Man Kwok, a quality regulator who lives on Hong Kong Island and hikes up to The Peak every couple of months, visited with a friend on Wednesday morning.
居住在香港岛、每隔几个月就会徒步上山顶的品质监管员文国（音）于周三上午和一位朋友一同来访。
“I don’t know why they chose this spot. This is a walking trail, not an artificial attraction,” he said. “It takes around 20 minutes to walk here from either end of the trail. I don’t understand why people would walk so far just to see a light show.”Having seen photographs of the installations online, Kwok described the design as “a bit boring”.
“我不知道他们为什么选择这个地方。这是一条步行径，而不是一个人工景点，”他说。“从步道的任何一端走到这里大约需要20分钟。我不明白为什么人们会走这么远只为了看一场灯光秀。”文国在网上看过这些装置的照片后，将设计形容为“有点乏味”。
“There’s no need to make a special trip up to The Peak to see it, and even if you do, once is enough,” he said.
“没有必要特意去山顶看它，即使你去了，一次也就够了，”他说。他还质疑了该项目的经济价值。
He also questioned the project’s economic value.
“即使来的人更多，又有什么意义呢？他们看完后直接就下山了，也没有很多配套设施和商店。我认为这不会带来任何经济效益，”他说。
“Even if more people come, what’s the point? They just go straight down after seeing it, and there aren’t many supporting facilities and shops. I don’t think it brings any economic benefit,” he said.