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Lantern Festival attracts tourists to explode Tai O police crowd control citizens: a rare encounter in a century

2021-09-18T13:25:30.116Z


During the Mid-Autumn Festival, viewing lanterns is an indispensable holiday event. This year's Tai O Lantern Festival lights up earlier than last Saturday (11th), attracting many citizens to "check in". It coincides with the weekend before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tai O tonight (18th


During the Mid-Autumn Festival, viewing lanterns is an indispensable holiday event. This year's Tai O Lantern Festival lights up earlier than last Saturday (11th), attracting many citizens to "check in".

On the weekend before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tai O was even more crowded tonight (18th). According to the public’s photo on the Facebook group "Born in Tai O and Grew in Tai O", visitors to the lanterns crowded Tai O. , Moreover, police officers must be present to maintain order, and visitors are not allowed to enter the Tai O Market Street.

Some citizens commented that the situation was rare in a century, and some were dissatisfied: "Seriously affect the lives of residents."


The "Tai O Water Village Lantern Festival" has entered its fourth year this year. It is organized by the non-governmental organization "Tao Non-Mao Li" and the non-profit organization "Hong Kong Happy D". Next, awaken the people of Hong Kong to cherish the people in front of them; nearly 3,000 hand-painted lanterns will be lit until the end of this month to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the citizens.

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After the Lantern Festival lights up, many citizens deliberately come to Tai O to "check in", driving the flow of people around Tai O.

On the weekend before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tai O was even more crowded tonight (18th). According to the public’s photo on the Facebook group "Born in Tai O and Grew in Tai O", visitors to the lanterns crowded Tai O. , The police need to be dispatched to maintain order, and tourists are not allowed to enter the Tai O Market Street.

Some citizens commented that the situation is rare in a century, and some citizens said that it "severely affects the lives of residents."

Although many people commented that the scene was very atmospheric, they were also worried that the traffic would be very crowded when they left.

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