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If your Chinese zodiac is in for a bad year, your fate could be helped with lucky stars or benefactors. On the flip side, your lucky streak could be disrupted by cursed stars that manifest in the form of gossip or accidents, feng shui master Tong Pik-ha says.
The author and television host has laid out her predictions for the coming Year of the Dragon.


How will your Chinese zodiac sign fare in the Year of the Dragon? Lucky colours and lucky stones to wear for a luckier year

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A screen image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre of China’s cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 7 approaching the Tiangong space station on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Wearing red underwear is one way people can bring themselves good luck in the Year of the Dragon 2024 - especially if their Chinese zodiac animal faces predictions of bad luck. Photo: AFP

People visit Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year holiday in 2023. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Wearing an amulet of a different zodiac sign can help ward off bad luck. Photo: SCMP

Getting married is considered an auspicious event in Chinese culture. Photo: Hong Kong Society of Uro-Oncology

As the Year of the Dragon approaches, what does 2024 have in store for you? Here are predictions for the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Illustrations: 
Victor Sanjinez

Since colour has a major impact on our personal vibration, astrologers interpreting the Chinese New Year suggest choosing which colours to wear based on the relative strength of the five elements in this Dragon year. Photo: Shutterstock

Associated with life-generating energy, celebrations and prosperity, red is considered the most auspicious colour in Chinese culture. Photo: @tinvcb/Instagram

Rats can wear yellow to enhance their luck in a year severely lacking in the water element. Photo: @mai_cqp/Instagram

Born in the Year of the Pig, Camilla Parker Bowles would do well to wear pale blue in the coming year. Photo: @britishroyaljewels/Instagram

Snakes, who have excellent prospects for self-improvement and career luck in the year ahead, can maximise their potential by wearing purple. Photo: @golden_ladies_stylee/Instagram

Dragons can consider wearing bright yellow to balance and protect their energy. Photo: @ranaanalini/Instagram

Goats should wear grey to reduce undue pressure caused by a strong earth element. Photo: @insta_tita_/Instagram

Lucky stones also vary according to the zodiac animal, with one recommended for all signs this year being jade. Photo: @jade_sharewithu/Instagram

Assorted Chinese New Year puddings from Tsui Hang Village. Order your puddings early to save money and avoid disappointment – see our pick of the early-bird discounts from 10 Hong Kong restaurants and hotels. Photo: Tsui Hang Village

 Lunar New Year puddings from Ming Court. Photo: Ming Court, Cordis

Turnip pudding from Yat Tung Heen. Photo: Yat Tung Heen

Lunar New Year deluxe puddings from Above & Beyond. Photo: Above & Beyond

Coconut pudding from the Grand Hyatt. Photo: Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

Assorted Lunar New Year puddings from Tsui Hang Village. Photo: Tsui Hang Village

Lunar New Year puddings from Sing Yin. Photo: Sing Yin

Red date pudding from Rú. Photo: Rú

Turnip pudding with Chinese sausage, preserved meat and conpoy from the Atrium Chinese Restaurant in Wan Chai. Photo: The Atrium

Feng shui master Tong Pik-ha lays out her predictions for the Year of the Dragon
If your sign is in for a bad year, your fate could be helped with lucky stars or benefactors


Feng shui master, author and television host Tong Pik-ha lays out her predictions for the coming Year of the Dragon, including lucky colours and lucky stones to wear for each zodiac sign.


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