A popular area in Hong Kong’s internationally recognised geopark has been attracting fewer visitors over the Easter holiday after social media users posted warnings about long waiting times for public transport.
The small crowds on Saturday afternoon at High Island Reservoir’s East Dam in Sai Kung were in sharp contrast to the chaos of previous weekends, when visitors reportedly had to wait hours for taxis and minibuses.
The site, which is part of the city’s Unesco Global Geopark, has become a hotspot for mainland Chinese visitors after it was promoted on various social media platforms.
But users of the mainland’s popular RedNote platform recently posted warnings about visiting the area on weekends, showing images of hundreds of visitors queuing for minibuses on a Saturday last month.
Some suggested waiting times could be as long as three hours, while others said taxi drivers charged additional fees.
Only small groups of mainland visitors and locals made the trip out to the dam on Saturday afternoon. Several taxis and minibuses, the only transport to and from the area, waited nearby.
