Regular fireworks show to begin May Day, as Hong Kong links up with mainland China influencers to boost tourism

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP— A marine pyrotechnic display will take place across Victoria Harbour during next Wednesday’s May Day public holiday, kicking off a campaign of regular fireworks shows to boost tourism, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has announced. In a statement released on Thursday, the HKTB said the fireworks show will begin at 8pm on Labour Day […]

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Manage expectations of scaled-down fireworks, tourism veteran says as Hong Kong faces mainland tourist complaints. Hong Kong must improve communications to manage tourists’ expectations of fireworks displays, a tourism veteran has said after visitors from mainland China aired complaints about a scaled-down pyrotechnics display on Labour Day. It came as Hong Kong saw more than 181,000 arrivals from the mainland on the first day of the May 1 “golden week”. […]

Radio Free Asia—China's communists once used Hong Kong to subvert a mainland government. The communists leveraged the city's freedoms to run arms and supplies to their base in Jiangxi, documents show.

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—Almost 10,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in 14 hours, as storm dampens Hong Kong’s May Day break. Hong Kong saw 9,437 cloud-to-ground lightening strikes across a 14-hour period beginning at 9pm on Tuesday, as severe storms lashed the territory, according to the Observatory. The Observatory said that heavy showers and squally thunderstorms will continue during Wednesday’s May Day holiday: “Showers will be heavy at times. Moderate east to northeasterly winds, gusty at […]