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Ngong Ping 360
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  • Lines, mostly of families with children, began forming in the morning at the Ngong Ping 360 terminus in Tung Chung for panoramic 25-minute trip
  • Friday was its busiest day since reopening on September 11 and all 108 cable cars on the 5.7km (3.5-mile) route were in use as visitors enjoyed long weekend

The opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in late 2018 boosted its visitor numbers in the first half of 2019 by more than 10 per cent. But visitor numbers dropped in the second half of 2019 and a significant decline was recorded in the fourth quarter amid social unrest.

The Ngong Ping 360 attraction will begin limited hours of operation this weekend. It is the second big tourist draw to reopen in the city amid the Covid-19 outbreak, but other rivals, such as Disneyland, are staying shut.

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Twenty-five years ago the giant Buddha statue was ceremonially unveiled at the Po Lin Monastery in Ngong Ping, Lantau. Post photographers chronicled the work that went into erecting it