Hello, rabbit! (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG -The mood was celebratory at the Wan Chai Ferry Pier in Hong Kong on Jan 20, 2023 as people milled around a day before the Year of the Rabbit dawned.  

Time to snap memories. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

New year, new clothes. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Drumming in the new year. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Snack time but stock up first. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

What's a festival without flowers? (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu visits the flower market in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. (ANDY CHONG/ CHINA DAILY)

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu takes a selfie with an admirer at the flower market in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu visits the flower market in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. (ANDY CHONG/ CHINA DAILY)

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu poses for a selfie with an admirer at the flower market in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu visits the flower market in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. (ANDY CHONG/ CHINA DAILY)

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu poses for a photo with a youth at the flower market in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)