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Hong Kong Halloween

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Happy Halloween.

Happy Halloween.

Halloween is a big event in Hong Kong and one of the areas that celebrates it most is Discovery Bay where I live. Yesterday I decided to go for a stroll along the two streets that are the centre of the Halloween celebration here and see what was going on. These streets are Headland Drive and Seabee Lane and they are unusual for Hong Kong in that they are low-rise and have gardens.

The Halloween celebrations here mainly centred around children, whereas in somewhere like Lang Kwai Fong, they would involve lots of adults, dressed up and partying. Many houses on Seabee Lane and Seahorse Lane are decorated at Halloween and provide sweets to little children who go trick-or-treating.

Entrance to Seabee Lane.

Entrance to Seabee Lane.

Sunset over Seabee Lane.

Sunset over Seabee Lane.

Children on the look-out for Halloween candies.

Children on the look-out for Halloween candies.

Kids in search of candy.

Kids in search of candy.

Little kids enjoying Halloween.

Little kids enjoying Halloween.

Posing for photos at Halloween.

Posing for photos at Halloween.

Posing in costume.

Posing in costume.

Out for a stroll.

Out for a stroll.

A Row of Pumpkin Decorations.

A Row of Pumpkin Decorations.

And the real thing.

And the real thing.

Trick or Treat.

Trick or Treat.

Halloween decorations.

Halloween decorations.

A terrifying looking guy.

A terrifying looking guy.

And another one.

And another one.

One more.

One more.

And yet one more.

And yet one more.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

It takes all sorts to make a world.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Decorations.

Scary Costumes.

Scary Costumes.

The Skeleton Family.

The Skeleton Family.

I think this one is a good witch, don't you?

I think this one is a good witch, don't you?

Dinosaurs were a popular outfit.

Dinosaurs were a popular outfit.

Fancy-dress dinosaur costumes.

Fancy-dress dinosaur costumes.

More and more dinosaurs.

More and more dinosaurs.

More and more dinosaurs.

More and more dinosaurs.

Adults get just as excited as the kids.

Adults get just as excited as the kids.

Even the dogs get in on the act.

Even the dogs get in on the act.

Here's Cruella with hers.

Here's Cruella with hers.

Posted by irenevt 12:04 Archived in Hong Kong

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Hope you slept well , after the spooks ! Great blog.

by alectrevor

Hi Alec, slept like a log. Haha!

by irenevt

How fun!

Does the city get somehow involved in Halloween? Decorations or events or something :)

I think it was this years Amazing Race (or could have been re-run, who knows anymore, lol) they needed to search for eggs in dinosaurus costume :)

by hennaonthetrek

Hi Henna, Halloween is quite big here. The party area of Lang Kwai Fong is particularly known for Halloween fancy dress events. Where I live in Discovery Bay there are many North Americans and Europeans and we have a big Halloween event for children each year.

by irenevt

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