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 check by a South China Morning Post reporter on Monday afternoon found that slots for all four time slots – 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm – for both dates were still available, with each permitting a maximum of 500 people.
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MON · 2026-08-24 · 09:02 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0824-105288
NSR-2026-0824-105288News Report·EN·Environmental
Hong Kong launches real-name booking system for popular Sai Kung coastal trail
Hong Kong has introduced its first real-name reservation system for a countryside trail, limiting daily visitors to 2,000 on specific dates. The trial system, implemented for the Po Pin Chau trail in Sai Kung East Country Park, began on Monday.
Eric Jiang,Leopold ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-24 · 09:02 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong has introduced its first real-name reservation system for a countryside trail, limiting daily visitors to 2,000 on specific dates. The trial system, implemented for the Po Pin Chau trail in Sai Kung East Country Park, began on Monday. Visitors can book slots for September 5 and 6 through Klook's platforms, with each of the four daily time slots capped at 500 people. Lawmakers and district councillors believe this initiative will help collect data to inform future management plans for popular hiking routes. As of Monday afternoon, slots for the initial dates remained available.
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The trial reservation system went live on Monday, offering slots for September 5 and 6.
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The system caps daily visitors to the Po Pin Chau trail at 2,000 on select dates.
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Hong Kong has launched its first countryside real-name reservation system for a popular trail in Sai Kung.
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Slots for all four time slots on both September 5 and 6 were still available on Monday afternoon.
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A lawmaker and a district councillor believe the move could gather data to help shape formal arrangements.
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