Hundreds of Hong Kong residents and visitors braved the heat on Saturday morning to visit a popular Sai Kung trail overlooking hexagonal rock columns, as a trial reservation system requiring real-name registration came into force, with some calling for the restrictions to be eased.The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced the arrangement last month, capping visitor numbers at 2,000 per designated day between 9am and 5pm for the Po Pin Chau section of the High Island Geo Trail.The measure is Hong Kong’s first countryside real-name reservation system of its kind.
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SAT · 2026-09-05 · 06:21 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0905-109418
NSR-2026-0905-109418News Report·EN·Human Interest
Visitors urge Hong Kong to ease restrictions as Sai Kung trail registration begins
On Saturday, hundreds of Hong Kong residents and visitors visited a popular Sai Kung trail, the Po Pin Chau section of the High Island Geo Trail. This visit occurred as a trial reservation system, requiring real-name registration, began.
Ambrose LiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-05 · 06:21 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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On Saturday, hundreds of Hong Kong residents and visitors visited a popular Sai Kung trail, the Po Pin Chau section of the High Island Geo Trail. This visit occurred as a trial reservation system, requiring real-name registration, began. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department implemented this system, limiting visitors to 2,000 per designated day between 9 am and 5 pm. This is Hong Kong's first countryside real-name reservation system. Some visitors expressed a desire for the restrictions to be eased.
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This is Hong Kong’s first countryside real-name reservation system of its kind.
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The system caps visitor numbers at 2,000 per designated day between 9am and 5pm.
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A trial reservation system requiring real-name registration has come into force for the Po Pin Chau section of the High Island Geo Trail.
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Hundreds of visitors visited a popular Sai Kung trail on Saturday as a trial reservation system began.
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Some visitors called for the restrictions to be eased.
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