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Hong Kong Targets Yacht Parties in Latest Virus Crackdown
- Police ask residents to report violations of gathering caps
- Popular ‘junk’ trips next after nightclubs, karaoke bars shut
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Hong Kong has set up a hotline for residents to report parties aboard yachts and rented party boats, as the financial hub tightens social-distancing rules to contain a surge of virus cases.
With nightclubs and karaoke parlors closing as a result of a new round of restrictions, some people were hosting rule-breaking gatherings at sea, Chief Executive Carrie Lam told a weekly news briefing Tuesday ahead of a meeting of her advisory Executive Council. Holding parties aboard rented “junks” in Hong Kong’s iconic harbor and off outlying islands is a favorite weekend pastime.