The organiser of a trouble-plagued hot-air balloon festival in Hong Kong has finally promised to give customers a full refund and apologised after cancelling the final session of the four-day event and a related concert on Sunday, following visitors’ complaints and disappointment. The Consumer Council said it had received 263 complaints as of 4pm on…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 8 typhoon signal at 9.20pm on Sunday, with tropical cyclone Tapah…
The organiser of a trouble-plagued hot-air balloon festival in Hong Kong has finally promised to give customers a full refund and apologised after cancelling the final session of the four-day event and a related concert on Sunday, following visitors’ complaints and disappointment. The Consumer Council said it had received 263 complaints as of 4pm on…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory is set to issue the No 8 typhoon signal at 9.20pm on Sunday as…