Published: 5:23pm, 11 May 2025Updated: 5:37pm, 11 May 2025
An online video showing a man removing a distance marker from Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail has sparked anger among internet users, who have warned that the act could have put hikers in need of emergency rescue at even greater risk.
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The 21-second clip was circulating widely on Chinese social media platform RedNote and shows the man pulling up marker No 148 on a section of the trail at Tai Mo Shan.
Speaking in Mandarin, the man can be heard making light of the situation and saying something that roughly translates to “easily handled the MacLehose Trail” as he hoists the pole onto his shoulder and jogs a short distance.
The man in the video also says: “Goodbye to this 148, don’t even think about taking photos here; I’m taking it away.”
Later in the clip, he returns the marker to its original position and says: “That was too tiring”.
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The social account features content about camping in locations across mainland China.
The user recently posted content referencing the MacLehose Trail, sharing videos about his equipment and seeking potential hiking partners to join him in completing the entire route between April 21 and 25.