Hong Kong launches real-name booking system for popular Sai Kung coastal trail

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Hong Kong has initiated its first countryside real-name reservation system for the Sai Kung coastal trail, limiting daily visitors to 2,000 on select dates. The system is intended to collect visitor data to inform future management decisions for the trail in Sai Kung East Country Park.

Hong Kong has launched its first countryside real-name reservation system, capping daily visitors to a popular trail in Sai Kung at 2,000 on select dates, with a lawmaker and a district councillor saying the move could gather data to help shape formal arrangements. The trial reservation system for visits to the Po Pin Chau trail in Sai Kung East Country Park went live at 11am on Monday, offering the first batch of slots for September 5 and 6 via Klook’s website, app and WeChat mini-programme. A...