Hong Kong authorities have tightened requirements for future tenants of the Central Harbourfront Event Space by introducing key performance indicators (KPIs) for tenders and penalties for poor execution, with some analysts saying the move would help improve the city’s image after the fiasco of a hot-air balloon festival last year. The Development Bureau said on…
Hong Kong has tightened rental and operating rules for a new waterfront event space in Hung Hom following a hot-air balloon fiasco in September that left customers frustrated after the organiser failed to obtain a licence for its advertised rides. The Development Bureau on Monday also said that it had beefed up the terms and…
The curtain has dropped on Hong Kong’s first hot-air balloon festival, which has made the headlines over the past few days after licensing issues led to the cancellation of much-awaited tethered rides. The event was also forced to close early due to a storm and left hundreds of ticket holders outraged. The Post unpacks the…
More customers were left disappointed on the third day of the troubled hot-air balloon festival at the Hong Kong waterfront on Saturday, as the displays were deflated again due to high temperatures. At least 30 angry attendees gathered around the customer service counter of the AIA Hot Air Balloon Fest at one point, demanding refunds…
More customers were left disappointed on the third day of the troubled hot-air balloon festival at the Hong Kong waterfront on Saturday, as the displays were deflated again due to high temperatures. At least 30 angry attendees gathered around the customer service counter of the AIA Hot Air Balloon Fest at one point, demanding refunds…
Hot-air balloons in the shapes of animals such as a panda, dinosaur and rabbit will fly against the Hong Kong skyline as part of a coming four-day megafestival in September, along with nightly concerts starring Cantopop singers such as Joey Yung Cho-yee and Leo Ku Kui-kei. The organiser said on Monday that it expected the…