Drinkers partake of pub crawl – all for Operation Santa Claus
Participants started out timid but after a few shots lightened up
Scores of revellers joined a festive charity pub crawl through Lan Kwai Fong for Operation Santa Claus earlier this month.
About 80 people, donning Santa outfits, met at Boomshack on December 15 for a night of boozing in the name of Operation Santa Claus, the annual festive charity campaign organised by the South China Morning Post and RTHK.
Participants paid HK$200 for the drinking tour of four bars and one club, which offered discounted drinks and free shots. All proceeds were donated to the charity drive.
They sang Christmas carols before setting off on their tour.
Justin Ciarla, co-founder of Hong Kong Pub Crawl, which has been organising pub crawls in the city since 2010 and partnered with Operation Santa Claus for the first time this year, said the atmosphere appeared “timid” at first but soon became relaxed after participants enjoyed a couple of shots for “Dutch courage”.
“By the end of it, I’m expecting e-mail addresses and Facebook details to be exchanged, with friendships being formed that will last after Christmas and New Year,” he said.