Political situation
Written by: Liu Jinhua
2020-09-26 20:00
Last update date: 2020-09-26 20:00
Next Thursday (October 1) will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the haze of the new crown pneumonia epidemic still covers Hong Kong, and measures such as gathering restrictions have not been lifted. It is difficult for the public to participate in various Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations as in the past.
Although the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration is not as good as before, the district councillors still have their own unique tricks and creativity. In addition to the traditional distribution of moon cakes, they have also launched many activities to ensure that they can spend the festive season with their neighbours under safe conditions.
Eastern District Councillor Qiu Xuxin organized a Mid-Autumn Festival family photo shoot service, and provided various Mid-Autumn-themed props, so that the family can leave a good Mid-Autumn Festival memory.
(Profile picture/Qiu Xuxin Instagram account)
District councillors have a lot of tricks to buy, donate moon cakes and hold workshops
Although it is difficult for people to go out to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival this year with their families and friends, they can still enjoy a variety of mooncakes at home. Many district councillors also contacted the neighborhood while the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.
For example, Kwun Tong District Councillor Leung Hoi Ching and Southern District Councillor Lam Ho-bo bought mooncakes from the Huangdian in group purchases with local neighbours to support the production of local shops.
The Sham Shui Po District Councillor, Ho Kai-ming, Tuen Mun District Councillor, Wong Dan-ching, etc., organized mooncake donation activities in the district. Spend the holiday together.
Kowloon City District Councillors Kwan Ka-lun and Kwong Po-hsien worked together to organize a mooncake workshop and invited the local bakery to teach the neighborhood to make exquisite "Mooncakes with White Bean Paste" so that the public could taste their own mooncakes.
Kwun Tong District Councillor Leung Hoi Ching took the practical route and distributed Mid-Autumn Festival lucky bags to neighbourhoods. Among them were mask bags, alcohol spray and other anti-epidemic supplies, which were quite practical.
(Liang Kaiqing FB page)
"Separate Mailbox" to guess lantern riddles, district councillors also send lucky bags
In addition to eating mooncakes, Mid-Autumn Festival also has many activities such as guessing lantern riddles and playing lanterns.
The four district councillors of Tianshui Connection distributed paper-folding lanterns to the neighborhood, and Wan Chai district councillor Chen Yulin put the riddle paper into the neighborhood mailbox, and the neighborhood can exchange it for a small gift without personal contact. You can also enjoy the riddle guessing fun of.
The Eastern District Councillor Qiu Xuxin organized a Mid-Autumn Festival family photo shoot service and provided various Mid-Autumn-themed props, so that the family can leave a good Mid-Autumn Festival memory.
Kwun Tong District Councillor Leung Hoi Ching took the practical route and distributed Mid-Autumn Festival lucky bags to neighbourhoods. Among them were mask bags, alcohol spray and other anti-epidemic supplies, which were quite practical.
Tuen Mun District Councillor Huang Danqing appealed to the neighbourhood to donate moon cakes to the office.
And pass the mooncakes to those in need.
(Huang Danqing FB page)
Wan Chai District Councillor Chen Yulin put the riddle paper into the neighbourhood mailbox, and the neighbourhood can exchange it for a small gift. You can enjoy the fun of riddle guessing without personal contact.
(Chen Yulin FB page)
Carnivals held in previous years will also be suspended due to the epidemic
As for the establishment, the Mid-Autumn Festival activities this year are relatively low-key. District councillors from the two traditional parties of the DAB and the Federation of Trade Unions also distributed mooncakes and masks in various districts.
Among them, Kwun Tong District Councillor Yan Man-yu is probably the most diligent. Recently, he has often distributed mooncakes to neighbourhoods across districts. He has been seen in Causeway Bay, Tseung Kwan O, Tsuen Wan, and Tuen Mun, so that mooncakes can be delivered to all districts in Hong Kong. On the hands of citizens.
When asked, Yan Wenyu said that this year, due to the epidemic, it was impossible to gather people and could not hold Mid-Autumn Festival activities such as carnivals and Cantonese opera appreciation sessions as in previous years. He could only distribute seasonal food and anti-epidemic items to the neighborhood, but frankly could not replace the previous ones. activity.
And Leung Mei-fun, a member of the Legislative Council of Kowloon West of the Pakatan Rakyat, also distributed masks and mooncakes to various places in the district, and "dropped in" to follow up the noise problem when patrolling the district.
Leung Mei Fen distributed masks and moon cakes in various places in West Kowloon.
(Liang Meifen FB page)
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