Tourist’s photos with removed Hong Kong trail sign draw backlash online

Viral images show a backpacker posing with MacLehose Trail sign, prompting criticism over visitors’ behaviour during ‘golden week’ holiday A tourist has shared photos of herself holding a MacLehose Trail sign apparently removed from its metal stand during the Labour Day “golden week” holiday, drawing criticism from Hong Kong internet users. In one of two photos posted on her RedNote account, “2 star”, on Monday, the woman is seen holding the wooden panel, with a caption reading: “This is my favourite tourist picture” and a hashtag for Po Pin Chau, a well-known natural landmark in Sai Kung and a popular destination for visitors. In the second image, the sign is at the base of the metal stand by the roadside. In the post’s comment section, the woman said she found the sign already fallen and had merely picked it up for a photo. “There was absolutely no act of damaging public property,” she wrote, without specifying when the pictures were taken. The photos later went viral after being widely shared on Hong Kong social media. The post had attracted more than 19,000 “likes” and 600 comments by Tuesday afternoon, with many users criticising what they described as inconsiderate behaviour and damage to the city’s environment.

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