Advertisement

Dreaming of a Hong Kong Christmas? City rolls out festive markets and dazzling decorations for the holiday

  • Christmas is only a few days and Hong Kong is celebrating with giant trees, music, the arts and some festive markets
  • Wrap up warm for the next few days before going off to the harbour light shows, sampling shopping centre decorations and patronising the arts

Reading Time:4 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
3
A Christmas tree at Victoria Harbour. Hong Kong is ramping up festive celebrations after three years under the pandemic. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

The festive season is only days away and Hong Kong is celebrating its first pandemic-free Christmas with a string of markets and lavish decorations at popular tourist haunts and most shopping centres.

A recent spell of cold weather only adds to the ambience as the city rolls out festive installations, bazaars selling holiday treats, light shows and even a few special appearances by Santa Claus himself.

To help folks make the most of their holiday, the Post is taking a look at what activities are on, special travel arrangements and the local weather forecast.

Stanley Plaza is hosting an Australian-inspired Christmas market called “Chillmas by the Sea”. Photo: Handout
Stanley Plaza is hosting an Australian-inspired Christmas market called “Chillmas by the Sea”. Photo: Handout

Did someone say ‘Christmas markets’?

Across Hong Kong, shopping centres are hosting Christmas markets offering food, beverages, activities and other goodies.

With the support of the city’s Australian consulate and Tourism Australia, Stanley Plaza is hosting a “Chillmas by the Sea” market that celebrates the festive season with a playful nod to the country.

More than 150 stalls are flogging their wares at the event, which has already run for two weekends and will wrap up after a final stretch spanning December 23 to 26.

K11 Musea in Kowloon is running a “Christmas Palace” event, complete with a 15-metre (49-foot) tree, until January 1. The market is a homage to London’s “Great Exhibition” of 1851 and includes a YouTube pop-up cafe to take in the city’s iconic skyline.

Advertisement