According to reports from relevant news media, one of the stations on Shenzhen Metro Line 10 was named Huawei Station. This also aroused the attention of the public and many people went to the station to check in and take photos. However, many people have expressed doubts about whether company names can be used as names for public transportation stations. Is there any rationality in this approach?
In response to the numerous discussions among netizens, the Shenzhen Planning Bureau also responded to the incident of the subway station being named Huawei. On the afternoon of August 24, the Shenzhen Planning and Natural Resources Bureau also stated that considering that Huawei’s area has reached more than 1 million square kilometers and has been built in Bancheng for many years, it has evolved into a Area names with geographical significance are similar to Overseas Chinese Town and so on. That's why the name was retained at the place. And the reporter also learned that the naming of Huawei stations is not a recent addition. As early as in the naming planning plan for the Shenzhen Rail Phase III related routes released in 20116, the name of the Huawei station had already been announced.
In fact, according to the naming rules for Shenzhen rail transit lines and stations issued by Shenzhen City, it has been mentioned that the special nouns for naming public facilities such as rail transit stations should not use commercial facilities. Named with the name of the company or other commercial and residential areas. At the same time, the Shenzhen City Place Name Management Measures also stipulates that the naming of roads, bridges and other public places and public facilities shall not be named after enterprises and commercial facilities.
In fact, when the Shenzhen Rail Transit Phase III plan was submitted to the state for approval, according to the relevant national and provincial laws and regulations governing place names, there was no relevant law prohibiting the use of corporate names to name rail stations. After this, Shenzhen City promulgated strict regulations that generally prohibit rail stations from being named after companies.
It is worth discussing that some netizens living in Shenzhen said that in Shenzhen, it is relatively common to name corresponding bus and transportation stations after large enterprises.