Hundreds of mainland Chinese tourists have kicked off their five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday with a visit to Hong Kong’s oldest university, despite heavy rainfall dampening the mood for exploring some century-old buildings on the campus.
Groups of Mandarin-speaking visitors, mainly families with children and young couples, flocked to a red brick wall displaying the name and crest of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) at its campus in Pok Fu Lam on Wednesday morning.
A Post reporter observed at least five groups, each with 30 to 40 people, taking photos in front of the wall between 11am and 12pm.
Some tour guides had to yell out to be heard amid the large crowds.
The bench opposite the popular photo-taking spot was also busy as it was occupied non-stop by visitor after visitor.
At least six security personnel were deployed for crowd management.
One guard, who declined to give…
