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Hong Kong marks National Day with fireworks, naval ship tours and horse races
['Cannix Yau']
South China Morning Post
Hundreds of thousands of spectators packed Hong Kong’s harbourfront for a fireworks display on National Day, capping off celebrations that included an open day at PLA naval ships and visitors descending upon the city for shopping, sightseeing and hiking.
AdvertisementPolice said 344,000 people packed both sides of Victoria Harbour to watch the 23-minute display on Wednesday, the local highlight of the first day of mainland China’s “golden week” holiday.
The Immigration Department recorded a net inflow of about 128,000 trips, as of 9pm.
About 484,000 inbound trips were made and around 356,000 outbound ones.
Of the inbound trips, 46 per cent were made by mainlanders while residents accounted for 63 per cent of the outbound trips.