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Hundreds celebrate Halloween in Hong Kong’s popular nightlife district despite Covid-19

People in Hong Kong have returned to restaurants, bars and pubs in the Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district on Halloween night, following a relaxation of Covid-19 social-distancing rules for the city.

(Photo: Winson Wong)

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