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A green group has called for long-term measures to tackle overtourism in Hong Kong’s scenic Sai Kung district after the number of tents at a campsite reached more than nine times its capacity on the second day of Lunar New Year, although authorities described the situation as “under control”. Greenpeace said on Thursday that it had counted 585 tents at the Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wa...

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Visitors have started filling campsites along the seashore in Sai Kung near Hong Kong’s famed MacLehose Trail for the Lunar New Year break, with officers patrolling to monitor and prevent littering following previous complaints. At Sai Wan Beach, a picturesque spot popular with tourists on mainland Chinese social media, around two dozen visitors were seen camping and swimming on...

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Perfumes from Italian fashion brand Gucci and two other luxury products have been found to contain 10 types of fragrance allergens that could worsen skin conditions for eczema patients, Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has said. The Consumer Council said on Monday that it tested 40 perfume products, including Gucci’s “The Alchemist’s Garden Tears from the Moon Eau de Parfum”, price...

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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong could experience its warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve on record since 1884, with temperatures expected to reach 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 Fahrenheit) or higher on Monday. The Hong Kong Observatory said temperatures on Monday were expecte...

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Hong Kong health authorities have urged diners not to eat raw oysters for the time being after another seven people in two groups suffered norovirus-related food poisoning from consuming the seafood. The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday that six women and a man, aged between 24 and 45, came down with diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever around 28 to 36 hour...

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