Huge Crowds Flock To Victoria Park For New Year

Thousands of revellers descended on Victoria Park for the Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday night.

As usual, a one-way system was implemented but, many of the lanes between rows of booths were still crowded.

The owner of one stall selling orchids said that about 70 to 80 percent of the goods had already been sold, and the remaining ones have been reduced in price.

Other stall operators selling a variety of bags of their own design said that there was a large flow of people close to midnight.

They said sales were encouraging. Some popular models were sold at an increased price, while those with less popular products were greatly discounted.

There are 15 Lunar New Year markets opened across the city especially for the new year.

Visiting the markets is a traditional way to ring in the most important festival in Chinese culture.

The annual fireworks display in the harbour was cancelled out of respect for those who died in bus crash in Tai Po the previous weekend.