Woman in bikini on Hong Kong road crossing gets pulses racing on buses

A model in a bikini posing for pictures on a pedestrian crossing in the heart of Hong Kong has caused an internet stir, while also triggering a lighthearted reminder from a bus operator about road safety.

A social media user posted a photo on Friday, showing a woman in a white bikini sunbathing on a beach lounger on a road crossing on Pedder Street in Central, with photographers taking pictures of her.

The scene took many people by surprise, including passengers on board a KMB bus, which had stopped in front of the zebra crossing when the traffic lights turned red.

Some pictures circulating online appear to have been taken from the upper deck of a KMB bus.

Threads user “Convoy_wolf” said he came across the scene when taking the bus to Central on Friday and uploaded the two pictures at around 7am.

“I was woken up by an uncle who jumped up and took a lot of pictures of the woman in a bikini,” the user wrote.

Within 12 hours, the post had attracted 13,000 likes and shares and hundreds of comments.