[Explanation] Recently, the third wave of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong broke out, with dozens of confirmed cases every day, up to 108 cases. From July 5 to 18, there were 519 confirmed cases in Hong Kong, of which 411 were local cases. On July 19, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government tightened its anti-epidemic measures, including the extension of a 7-day ban on dine-in in restaurants in Hong Kong during the “late six dynasties and five”, and some civil servants worked from home. On July 21st, the reporter visited many places in Hong Kong and saw that Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, which were full of people in the past, are now sparsely crowded and traffic flowed, and many well-known clothing stores and restaurants can be found.

　　[Commentary] The reporter saw in Tsim Sha Tsui that the noisy Avenue of Stars was sparsely populated in the past, and only a few citizens walked past the "best photo spots" on the waterfront. There are only a handful of people in front of the large shopping mall Harbour City. Hermès and Chanel stores, which used to have to wait in long lines to shop in the past, are very busy, and the Canton Road in front of Harbour City is sparsely trafficked. The park under the clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui was almost empty. The seats were posted with a leaflet saying "To fight the epidemic together, please don't gather". The rich ice cream truck on the roadside could hardly have a customer for a few minutes. As a check-in and photography spot frequently visited by citizens and tourists, the 1881 building complex is also particularly deserted.

　　[Explanation] The Hong Kong Cultural Center has been closed, and a notice of "Closed on July 15" is posted at the door. The reporter saw at the Tianxing Wharf Bus Terminal that there were more buses than guests in the station.

　　[Explanation] Kowloon Park is one of the most well-known parks in Hong Kong. It is a good place for citizens to relax. However, under the epidemic, there were only a few citizens around the fountain, the former gathering place of citizens. Some citizens rested on the benches, but they all consciously separated a seat from each other. The citizens all said that many people responded to the government's order to restrict gatherings in response to the third wave of the epidemic, reducing the number of trips and hoping that the epidemic would disappear as soon as possible.

　　[Concurrent] Hong Kong citizen Mr. Chen

　　Now control the number of people (citizens) and let these (citizens) come out and contact as little as possible. Hong Kong now has a lot of people in these public places. Now people dare not come out. They are afraid that if they have this (new coronary pneumonia) disease, it will be troublesome.

　　[Concurrent] Hong Kong citizen Mr. Wu

　　There are very few people (on the streets) now. I think there are very few people. There is no way. If we continue this way, we don’t know when the virus (spreading) will end. It is best if the virus disappears, isn’t it? Not to mention those of us who are tens of years old. For example, young people nowadays should spend summer vacation to travel and play in the surrounding areas. Now they can't go anywhere, so to speak.

　　[Explanation] In the central business district of Hong Kong, the Central Flyover, which used to have a lot of traffic, is now in twos and threes. The Exchange Square is a bit deserted with sparse passenger flow. The well-known shopping mall Central IFC has very few passengers. The traffic flow of Connaught Road and Gloucester Road, which are the main traffic arteries of Hong Kong Island, is much lower than usual.

　　[Explanation] As many cases of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong have been spread through restaurants in recent days, the reporter found that at lunch, some restaurants in Hong Kong were poorly operated with few customers and most of their seats were vacant. Some restaurants simply closed and closed during the epidemic.

　　Reporter Zheng Haoxi from Hong Kong

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]