Over 1,000 visitors flock to Po Pin Chau trail as Mid-Autumn Festival holiday begins
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Fri, 25 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post06:51first to report
More than 1,000 visitors have flocked to one of Hong Kong’s most popular geological attractions on the morning of the Mid-Autumn Festival, putting a new real-name reservation system through its first major holiday test. As mainland Chinese tourists started visiting the city for the long weekend, crowds were seen streaming towards the Po Pin Chau section of the High Island Geo Trail in Sai Kung under clear skies, despite the heat on Friday. Many mainland visitors said they had discovered the...
Sat, 26 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post08:48
Hikers flocking to a popular geological attraction in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung over the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend have called for real-time displays showing when time slots are available under a trial registration system. The High Island Geo Trail’s Po Pin Chau section continued to draw lines of visitors on Saturday morning – the second day of an extended weekend in mainland China. While hikers who booked a slot under a newly introduced trial registration system were seen queuing at the...
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post00:30
Hong Kong is bracing for a surge of mainland Chinese visitors to its eco-sensitive areas during the National Day “golden week” holiday, as strong interest in countryside attractions raises questions over whether the city can absorb crowds without overwhelming popular sites. A review of discussions on Chinese social media platform RedNote on Monday by the South China Morning Post found Po Pin Chau, famed for its dramatic volcanic rock columns, among the most talked-about sightseeing spots,...
Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post07:32
Half of the visitors who registered to visit the volcanic rock columns in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung failed to show up on the first day of the National Day break. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said on Thursday night it had received bookings for 2,420 people, exceeding the official maximum capacity of 2,000, yet only 1,160 people showed up, a tally that included walk-in registrations. The booking system, which requires visitors to register via Klook using their real...
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post11:39
About 100 incidents of visitors catching sea cucumbers and digging up sea snails and clams were recorded at a popular spot in Hong Kong’s Unesco-listed geopark on a single day of the National Day “golden week”, a green group has found, following similar incidents last year. The Po Pin Chau section of the High Island Geo Trail in Sai Kung was also strewn with rubbish on a separate day, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. At nearby Long Ke Beach, the group recorded nearly 90 instances of...
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- Channel News Asia7 Oct, 09:40their copy
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post04:15
In 2014, a University of Hong Kong research team watched two years of reef restoration work collapse in Sai Kung. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department had asked the researchers to speed up coral recovery. Cement structures were placed on the seabed and coral began to grow. But as the colonies became larger, they became unstable. “They have no roots,” said Vriko Yu Pik-fan, then a doctoral student on the project. “The bigger they got, the less stable they were.” That failure...