Shoppers snap a selfie with this year’s Christmas decorations at the APM mall in Kwun Tong. Photo: Antony Dickson
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In pictures: Hong Kong at Christmas, then and now
The Christmas decorations in the city’s malls may be bigger and more elaborate than ever, but have we lost touch with tradition in the quest to create the perfect selfie backdrop?
The Christmas decorations in the city’s malls may be bigger and more elaborate than ever, but have we lost touch with tradition in the quest to create the perfect selfie backdrop?
As malls jostle for shoppers’ attention, Hong Kong’s Christmas decorations seem to get bigger, brighter and more elaborate each year. But in our quest for the perfect selfie opp, have we lost touch with our Christmas spirit? These photos show how the city’s malls are celebrating the holiday this year, and look back at how the city marked the season in previous years.
Christmas 2016:
Visitors shoot snowballs inside the Snow Chamber at Times Square. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Puffins form part of the Christmas decorations at the IFC mall in Central. Photo: Antony Dickson
Christmas decorations at the Langham Place, Mong Kok. Photo: Antony Dickson
The Landmark in Central has opted for a circus theme this year. Photo: Antony Dickson
Here’s what Christmas used to look like in Hong Kong:
Christmas decorations over Tsim Sha Tsui East, 1986.
The HSBC Building, the day before Christmas eve, 1977.
Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 1987.
Victoria Park, 1988.
Christmas lights glow along Victoria Harbour, Tsim Sha Tsui East, in 1984.
Children in colourful costumes perform a dance at a Christmas party by the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, December 1978.
A symbol of peace over Tsim Sha Tsui East, Christmas 1983.
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