With a number of Covid-19 social distancing measures recently relaxed, Hongkongers have set out across the city to celebrate Christmas. This year marks the first without mandatory quarantine for international arrivals, and capacity limits at restaurants, bars and other premises have been lifted.

While the number of people allowed to gather in a group remains restricted to 12, and a mask mandate and vaccine requirement for entry to certain venues is still in place, people have been out enjoying festive installations.

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A giant Christmas tree at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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Christmas trees and festive installations at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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Christmas trees and festive installations at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People take photos in front of a Christmas tree at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People take photos at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People take photos in at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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Giant Christmas trees at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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A man poses with a dog at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People take photos at Kwun Tong’s APM Shopping Mall in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People take photos at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People take photos at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People take photos on Lee Tung Avenue, in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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People at West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on December 21, 2022. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

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