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Hong Kong's Po Pin Chau sees surge in hikers with new booking system

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Hong Kong's Po Pin Chau saw a surge of over 400 hikers on the first day of the National Day "golden week." The new real-name reservation system, implemented in late August to manage visitor numbers, was described as smooth by those who used it. Officials, including Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Mickey Lai Kin-ming and several lawmakers, were present to observe the system's performance. AI

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Hong Kong's Po Pin Chau sees surge in hikers with new booking system

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Eric Jiang ·

    Hikers flock to Hong Kong’s Po Pin Chau on first day of National Day ‘golden week’

    More than 400 hikers visited one of Hong Kong’s best-known geological attractions on Thursday morning as some tourists chose outdoor activities on the first day of the National Day “golden week”. Some visitors arrived at Po Pin Chau, where the city’s first countryside real-name r…

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