From free rides and museum visits to cheap meals, Hong Kong laps up July 1 deals
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Rows of bright red national and Hong Kong flags adorned the streets and tourist attractions on Tuesday, as around 3,800 restaurants offered special discounts, hoping to attract diners and boost spending.
A parade of about 30 fishing boats along Victoria Harbour drew crowds despite the gloomy weather, while the Star Ferry offered free one-day rides between Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui, an opportunity that many tourists seized to visit Golden Bauhinia Square.
The spot, near the Wan Chai ferry pier, features the famous Golden Bauhinia statue, a prominent symbol of the city's 1997 handover.
Sinopec, which sponsored the free ferry rides, also set up booths to hand out complimentary panda plush toys and Chinese flags to passengers.
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Among those celebrating was Lili Zhong, 25, a recent master's graduate visiting Hong Kong and Macau with her mother from Shandong province.
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