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See how Hong Kong will celebrate Lunar New Year amid pandemic

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See how Hong Kong will celebrate Lunar New Year amid pandemic

See how Hong Kong will celebrate Lunar New Year amid pandemic

The Lunar New Year is usually a time of raucous joy in Hong Kong – large social gatherings, night parades and massive firework displays.

But all these traditions have been put on hold as Hong Kong continues to battle Covid-19.

CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout looks at how the people of Hong Kong are welcoming the Year of the Ox during a time of deep uncertainty.


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