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Flowers, roast pork and paper ingots: families keep Chung Yeung traditions alive

Flowers, roast pork and paper ingots: families keep Chung Yeung traditions alive
South China Morning Post Monday 19 October 2026, 06:40 UTC By Lexi Tian 1 min read
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Hong Kong families have paid tribute to their ancestors on the final day of the Chung Yeung Festival long weekend, with rituals ranging from full traditional rites to a simple bunch of flowers, despite pricier offerings. More than a dozen people queued outside Chai Wan MTR station on Monday morning, a public holiday, for the special tomb-sweeping bus to Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery. Citybus staff on site said the service had been busier the previous day, with each bus – running...

Hong Kong families have paid tribute to their ancestors on the final day of the Chung Yeung Festival long weekend, with rituals ranging from full traditional rites to a simple bunch of flowers, despite pricier offerings. More than a dozen people queued outside Chai Wan MTR station on Monday morning, a public holiday, for the special tomb-sweeping bus to Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery. Citybus staff on site said the service had been busier the previous day, with each bus – running...
Chung Yeung (PERSON) Hong Kong (LOCATION) the Chung Yeung Festival (EVENT) Chai Wan MTR (PERSON) Cape Collinson (ORG) Citybus (ORG)
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