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Quota set for visitors to popular Sai Kung coastal trail in first for Hong Kong

6 days ago02 mins

Hong Kong authorities will cap access to a popular Sai Kung trail overlooking hexagonal rock columns at 2,000 people per day during several stretches from next month and require real-name registration for visitors, marking the city’s first countryside crowd control measures of its kind. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced the arrangement on Friday…

Crowds at campsites ‘not out of control’: Hong Kong conservation authorities

6 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s conservation authorities have defended their handling of heavy visitor flows to Sai Kung’s country parks over the Lunar New Year holiday, saying the popular spots were under control despite concerns about overcrowding, with 32 enforcement cases recorded during the period. But a Sai Kung district councillor also said that the number of campers…