HKFP Lens: Hong Kong lights up for Mid-Autumn Festival after ...

29 Sep 2023

Hong Kong Free Press

Hongkongers are marking Mid-Autumn Festival this Friday for the first time since Covid-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted.

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People take pictures with a Mid-Autumn Festival decoration in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, on September 27, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP

Also known as the mooncake festival, it marks the end of harvest time, and is when many East and Southeast Asian cultures believe the moon to be at its brightest and fullest.

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People at a stall selling lanterns at Yuen Long’s Tai Kiu Market in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Local neighbourhoods come to life with lantern exhibitions, games, palm readings and traditional theatre, whilst families reunite to share mooncakes and meals together.

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Lanterns at a stall in Yuen Long, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

With “Golden Week” celebrations coinciding with National Day on Sunday, the city is expected to welcome a million tourists from the mainland.

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A child poses for a picture in front of a lantern decoration outside Yuen Long’s Tai Kiu Market, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP Lantern decorations at Sha Tin, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The moon on September 28, 2023, the day before Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. People pose for a picture in front of rabbit-shape lanterns in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. People take a picture in front of lantern decorations in Victoria Park, in Hong Kong, on September 27, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Giraffe lanterns in Sha Tin, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP Panda lantern decorations in Sha Tin, in Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A Mid-Autumn Festival decoration in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, on September 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP A child plays with lantern beside a security guard in Victoria Park, in Hong Kong, on September 27, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP

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Kyle Lam is a Hong Kong Baptist University graduate who has worked as a photojournalist and reporter since 2013. His work has been published by HK01, the European Pressphoto Agency, Bloomberg and Ming Pao. Lam is the recipient of several prizes from the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association and Human Rights Press Awards.

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