MobHappy reports on a new initiative by the Lewisham Borough council to adpot a system of reporting graffiti and general eye-sores via MMS.
This is a great idea. Although not free (the sender will be responsible for the usual charge levied on MMS), and I am not too familiar with the Lewisham area, most of the major cities in the U.K. could certainly do with such initiatives to keep its streets clean.
In Hong Kong graffiti is a relative rarity (though it can be found), so not having grown with it I generally don’t appreciate such random scribblings. Although some graffiti can really be works of art (and quite creative too), sadly most of it is just utter crap – and in public places, it really does lower the tone of the area.
Hopefully this MMS initiative will extend to other areas too. The only question is : how active are local councils going to be in taking action on the information sent to them.
