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Things to do for Chinese New Year in Hong Kong

Chinese New Year is a meaningful, magical time in Hong Kong. Read up on local traditions, the most auspicious foods and popular ways to celebrate

By Andrea Lo / 02 Jan 2025 / 5 minute(s) read

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A family sitting around a table with fai chun and lai see.

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Close-up of poon choi.

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Fish on a plate with spring onions and a woven basket behind it.

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Four hands holding red chopsticks over a plate of lo hei. There are also teapots, teacups, condiment bowls and mandarin slices on the table.

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Close-up of braised dry oysters with sea moss and bok choy.

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Glutinous rice balls in a celadon bowl, with another bowl, spoon, chopsticks, and plate behind it.

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A bowl of glutinous rice balls in ginger broth on a wooden platter. A hand holds a spoon with one bitten glutinous rice ball, revealing its sesame filling.

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People standing in front of a booth with lots of pink flowers at a flower market.

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Flowers in red, Chinese-style plant pots on a red table.

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People holding incense sticks at a temple.

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Aerial shot of Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, with a group of hikers looking out at the view.

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Visitors and jockeys at Chinese New Year Race Day. The venue is decorated with pink flowers and a large, red-and-gold dragon arch.

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The Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree adorned with red joss paper.

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People standing under the Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree. One person has their arm up, holding onto an orange.

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A pink lion dance mascot on stage, surrounded by pink flowers.

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Dancers dressed in white polo shirts and red pants, standing around a gold and red dragon dance mascot.

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Close-up of braised dry oysters with sea moss and bok choy.

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A Cathay Pacific flight attendant and pilot dressed in uniform standing on stage with Chinese New Year decorations.

Crowds watching the colourful Chinese New Year Night Parade on the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui.

People dressed in red and gold performing on stage, with Chinese New Year decorations hanging above them.

Close-up of a person handing a red envelope to another person.

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A young girl dressed in red is painting a red Chinese New Year decoration. There are many other red Chinese New Year decorations hanging behind her.

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