Let the celebrations begin, albeit wisely


Over the last few weeks, the Chinese New Year mood was back in full swing as festive bazaars drew crowds of shoppers. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

 FIRECRACKERS, lion dances, open houses and reunion dinners – it’s fair to say that Chinese New Year will be celebrated full scale across the nation this weekend.

This is the first time that the celebration will go ahead without any standard operating procedure (SOP) from the government since 2020, when life as we knew it abruptly came to a halt because of Covid-19.

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