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Added on the 31/01/2022 10:40:11 - Copyright : AFP EN
Hong Kong's leader John Lee announces that the city will fully scrap the mask mandate: "I have an announcement to make, the mask mandate will be fully scrapped starting tomorrow, 1st March." SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong, Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- Festive items and ornaments were put on sale Thursday for last-minute shoppers in Hong Kong as the country were preparing for the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year 2021 falls on Feb. 12 and marks the beginning of the Year of the Ox in Chinese astrology. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: SHOPPERS BROWSE FOR FESTIVE ITEMS AT A LUNAR NEW YEAR MARKET IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Hong Kong, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- People in Hong Kong Friday began shopping at the flower market ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in which they will welcome the Year of the Ox, one of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac.The Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 12 this year. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: SHOPPERS BROWSE FOR FLOWERS AT THE FLOWER MARKET AHEAD OF THE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Fireworks light up the sky as Hong Kong celebrates the Lunar New Year. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
People in Hong Kong gather to light incense sticks at a temple to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. IMAGES
Images of reduced traffic on streets Wednesday in China's largest city Shanghai which remains under a slew of restrictions. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases nationwide on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread across a country that has stuck tightly to a zero-Covid strategy. IMAGES