Beijing pledges to keep up pace of replacing removed signs

In response to complaints that a citywide campaign to replace signs on buildings has made it difficult for people to find their way, the Beijing city management authority said on Friday that it would make sure that the replacing of signs will keep pace with their removal.

The Beijing Commission of City Management said that the capital had removed nearly 14,000 signs and billboards by Friday, according to a news release at qianlong.com, a website operated by the Beijing municipal government.

The capital is limiting the number and placement of signs on buildings starting October, aiming to "create an urban skyline that looks clear and bright", and strengthen urban management. The campaign was implemented as a part of the city's urban plan for the 2016-35 period.