Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district is packed with spectators as locals and tourists stake out prime viewing spots ahead of the city’s annual Lunar New Year float parade, with festivities to mark the Year of the Horse getting into full swing.
The Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade begins at 8pm on Tuesday with an East-meets-West street party featuring dozens of local and overseas performers, but many people arrived hours in advance.
Transport worker Clarence Lam, 45, arrived on Canton Road with his wife and preschooler son at 6pm, two hours ahead of the parade, to “get a good spot” after greeting relatives earlier in the day.
Lam said he hoped his son could see performances, especially those by young children.
“Maybe some children, performers younger or older than him … will perform dragon or lion dances. I hope to broaden my son’s horizons,” Lam said.
His wife, Irene Tang, 40, said she wished for her son to feel the festive spirit and to see performances from all around the world.
