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Vivian Yan

Each December shopping malls throughout Hong Kong try to outdo one another with the biggest and tallest Christmas tree and the most outlandish seasonal decorations you can imagine – and this year is no exception. We visited seven to see their weird and wonderful displays.









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Christmas decorations: Hong Kong shopping malls pull out the stops this holiday – photo gallery

Celebrating Christmas and its 20th anniversary with a 13-metre-tall birthday cake is Festival Walk at Kowloon Tong (2018)

Appearing at the Landmark Atrium in Central were the Cocoa Monsters, created by French illustrator Frédéric Pilot.

Showing at Langham Palace in Mong Kok were a variety of Disney Tsum Tsum characters including Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

Large crowds gathering at 1881 Heritage in Tsim Sha Tsui and enjoying the seasonal decorations during the Christmas holiday (2018)

Tourists taking selfies at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui in front of Christmas trees and colorful lighting.

This year's Christmas theme at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin is Alice's Adventure at Starlight Garden. Photo: Vivian Yan

Hong Kong’s shopping malls and restaurants hoping for Christmas cheer despite the looming shadow of China-US trade war

A drop in the yuan’s value against the Hong Kong dollar has made mainland Chinese visitors reluctant to spend big in the city. Photo: Edmond So

Mainland tourists photographed in Tsim Sha Tsui. 31JUL18 SCMP / Sam Tsang

Annie Yau Tse, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Ltd., and newly elected Chairman of the Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA), meets the media at HKRMA headquarters in Causeway Bay. 22NOV18 SCMP / Nora Tam

Lifestyle

There’s no telling what mall operators will do to draw shoppers and visitors
This year there is everything from Cocoa Monsters to inflatable characters drawn from Alice in Wonderland


There’s no telling what mall operators will do to draw shoppers and visitors; this year there is everything from Cocoa Monsters to inflatable characters drawn from Alice in Wonderland.


Christmas decorations: Hong Kong shopping malls pull out the stops this holiday – photo gallery

There’s no telling what mall operators will do to draw shoppers and visitors This year there is everything from Cocoa Monsters to inflatable characters drawn from Alice in Wonderland

There’s no telling what mall operators will do to draw shoppers and visitors

This year there is everything from Cocoa Monsters to inflatable characters drawn from Alice in Wonderland