LCQ22: Adding historical interpretations to street signs ******************************************************** Question: There are views that street signs are not only road identification signs, but also historical carriers recording the city's evolution. While some old T-shaped street signs are still retained in Hong Kong for heritage conservation reasons, merely preserving the materials may not enable the public to fully and accurately understand their historical significance. As Hong Kong enters a new stage from stability to prosperity, the Government should take the initiative to provide explanations on street signs to establish a correct historical perspective. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) whether, as some streets are named after British officials, the Government will install additional interpretation facilities at the relevant locations to give an objective account of the relevant historical context through words and images; with the development of smart cities, whether the Government will consider installing QR codes next to the street signs with historical value to link them to official national education databases or web pages (such as the National Education One-stop Portal); (2) whether the Government will shortlist streets in Hong Kong with significant historical transitions (such as streets related to the background of the Opium Wars, relics of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression or the process of our return to the motherland), incorporating elements of national education into the explanations on street signs to enable members of the public and tourists to gain an in-depth understanding of the journey of national rejuvenation through city walks; and (3) whether the Government has formulated policy guidelines with a macroscopic vision when planning the streets in the Northern Metropolis and naming the streets in other new development areas, with the aim of incorporating elements of the outstanding traditional Chinese culture, achievements in national development and education on