Pokémon, My Little Pony or Where’s Wally?: the 10 best themed Christmas experiences in Hong Kong’s malls this holiday
From Causeway Bay’s Times Square and Admiralty's Pacific Place, to Kowloon’s Mira Place and K11 Musea and Macau’s Sands Resorts Macao – a competition is on to host the most Instagramable installation this Christmas
Christmas shopping and celebrations will go on as usual, no matter what happens. This year, shopping malls in Hong Kong and Macau have come up with all kinds of ideas to bring a joyful and festive vibe to shoppers with Instagramable installations, decorations and fun-filled happenings during this holiday season. Here’s where you can taste some seasonal spirit.
The Landmark Atrium in Central is offering shoppers a dreamy white Christmas with its AR (augmented reality)-enhanced Santa Paws Village installation. This features vivid characters who inhabit the snow-dusted Reindeer Mountains and classic Christmas ornaments, and shoppers can immerse themselves in the traditions of Christmas through a series of AR experiences via their mobile devices in the mall.
Inspired by the traditional of sending Christmas cards, Pacific Place in Admiralty has turned into Santa Claus’ Printing House. The Christmas installation runs until January 2, and features gigantic pop-up Christmas cards and 18 classic fairy-tale characters, such as the Big Grey Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, jointly created by San Francisco-based illustrator Jennifer Porter and local illustrator Bonnie Pang. Children can also get a taste of being Little Postman by helping Santa deliver Christmas cards in the mall. By making a HK$150 donation to Operation Santa Claus, shoppers can take part in different workshops.