Published: 6:05pm, 31 Oct 2024Updated: 7:08pm, 31 Oct 2024
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Hong Kong is gearing up for a wave of activities to celebrate Halloween on Thursday, as revellers head to bars and pubs in the nightlife districts of Lan Kwai Fong and Tsim Sha Tsui as well as theme parks and even residential neighbourhoods.
Those with a flair for dressing up are expected to hit the streets in the evening with quirky and sometimes scary outfits, and more than a little macabre make-up.
Restaurants, bars and pubs will be hoping to do a roaring trade amid weak consumption and a growing trend of people crossing the border to spend.
The celebrations may also be seen as a barometer for the recovery in post-Covid nightlife, as the government encourages people to go out to spend and dine at night.
Follow the Post’s live coverage of the Halloween happenings across the city throughout the evening.
More from our coverage:
– Halloween crowd plans revealed as 25,000 revellers expected in Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong
Reporting by Wynna Wong, Oscar Liu, Harvey Kong, Angeline Jiang, Leopold Chen, Denise Tsang, Jeffie Lam and Sammy Heung.