Bubbly actress Lana Wong will again be first in line to burn new year incense
Once again, the effervescent actress will be first in line to offer incense at Wong Tai Sin Temple
To many in Hong Kong, Lunar New Year just wouldn't be the same without the bubbly Lana Wong Har-wai.
For over a decade, the actress, now 81, has battled the crowds at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in her dramatic outfits to be the first in the new year to offer incense to the Chinese deity known as the Great Immortal Wong.
She will return to the fray at 5pm today in a Year of the Horse outfit and wait until the clock strikes midnight to make her offering. "Being the first shows my sincerity to God," Wong said. Every year I pray for world peace and that everyone has a job and a roof over their head."
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Asked why she dressed up, the actress - who despite her age once appeared at the temple as the Japanese schoolgirl cartoon character Sailormoon - said: "I just want to cheer up everybody."