Entry hours cut short as large crowds at lantern display spark safety fears

The organiser of a lantern display at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park cut short the entry hours on Friday night out of public safety concerns after large crowds flocked there to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. “In light of the large number of visitors and in the interest of public safety and order, entry queues of the ‘World Lantern Boulevard’ will be closed shortly,” the Hong Kong Tourism Board said at around 9pm. “All lantern installations at the International Lantern Spectacular will remain on...