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Emily Chan

Images widely circulating on social media showed the Ham Tin Wan Campsite in the Hong Kong neighbourhood of Sai Kung polluted with litter, including a public bathroom sink flooded with dirt and trash, following New Year’s Eve celebrations.


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Tourists left the Ham Tin Wan Campsite in complete disarray, prompting backlash on local social media


Tourists left the Ham Tin Wan Campsite in complete disarray, prompting backlash on local social media.


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Video | Sai Kung campsite flooded with trash after New Year’s Eve celebration

Tourists left the Ham Tin Wan Campsite in complete disarray, prompting backlash on local social media