ONE of your readers, Martin Weise wrote an e-mail to Shenzhen Daily that was included in one of your issues last week.

    Mr. Weise’s e-mail complained about the “constant and noisy broadcasting on trains,” asking “is it really necessary to announce each station in three languages?” and “do passengers really have to be reminded to be careful when getting off the train before each station in three different languages?” The answer to his questions is of course, yes.

    Shenzhen is an international and multi-cultural city in which many people from a large number of countries and regions reside. Many of these people do not speak Chinese, including some Guangdong natives.

    Do Metro passengers need to know which station is next? Must they be told to be careful when exiting the car? Must they hear the various messages over loud conversations by passengers on the train? Absolutely.

    Doug MacKenzie via e-mail