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the food served in these restaurants
are mostly refrigerated and reheated,”
says Cheng.
Nette Tsang Wing-tung, spokes-
person of a concern group, Synergy
Kowloon, says long queues of travel
coaches place significant traffic bur-
den on To Kwa Wan.
She has seen po-
lice officers put-
ting barriers on
crossroads to
manage crowds
of tourists to
queue outside a res-
Nette Tsang taurant, forcing stu-
Wing-tung dents on a school bus
to get off in the middle of the road.
Tsang says even if a tourist breaks
a law and receives a penalty ticket, sadors to station in the district since She suggests that the government
they can still leave Hong Kong with- 2016. The ambassadors are responsi- should collect tourist tax and require
out paying a fine. “I once saw a tour- ble for keeping the environment clean souvenir shops to obtain operation
ist throwing a stub to a potted plant and advising coach drivers not to pick permissions after a thorough assess-
outside a store. The owner yelled and up, drop off or park illegally at popu- ment and public consultation.
asked him to pick up the cigarette bud lar gathering spots. They can also call
and demanded an apology, but the upon law enforcement agencies to Privacy Concern in
tourist just ran back to a coach,” says take follow-up actions on-site. Choi Hung Estate
Tsang. However, Tsang doubts the effec- Apart from buying souvenirs,
To alleviate nuisance brought by tiveness of the project, as there are tourists enjoy visiting local photo
inbound tour groups, the Kowloon reports about some ambassadors fail- spots. Choi Hung Estate has become
City District Council has launched a ing to do their duties due to the lack of a hotspot. Renowned for its colourful
pilot project to recruit tourism ambas- supervision from the authority. and vividly painted housing blocks,
a picture taken in the estate won the
Sony World Photography Awards in
2016.
A Shenzhen tourist, surnamed
Chen, says she learned about this pho-
tographic gem from Xiaohongshu (小
紅書), a Chinese social media plat-
form. She says it is a widely recom-
mended picture-perfect place, but she
does not find the spot very special.
Chen says some residents of other
public housing estates do not wel-
come tourists to take pictures. “There
is a reminder from Xiao Hung Shu
asking us not to disturb the residents,”
she adds.
Lorraine Lee, who has lived in the
estate for five years, thinks it is fine
for tourists to take pictures inside the