As the Year of the Horse nears, Hong Kong’s streets and alleyways are pulsing with energy, filled with crowds rushing to stock up on festive essentials in a final festive shopping spree.

In Sheung Wan, a stall tucked beside a traditional grocery store holds firm to tradition, offering handwritten fai chun banners to welcome new year with custom blessings.

Further north in Sheung Shui Wai, the pace slows as villagers faithfully carry on the century-old custom of making rice cookies, preserving their rural heritage.

In Sham Shui Po’s Pei Ho Street, long-established pastry shops draw steady crowds eager to purchase festive favourites.

Victoria Park’s Lunar New Year Fair is a sea of colour as shoppers weave through crowds picking out the perfect blooms to welcome spring and invite good fortune for the new year ahead.

Throughout the city, colourful lanterns and bright decorations add a festive sparkle, creating a luminous trail of New Year joy.

The News.gov.hk team wishes all our readers enduring success and good health in the prosperous Year of the Horse.