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A Songkran water fight took place at a basketball court in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City – “Little Thailand” – on Saturday.
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The Thai water-splashing celebration was moved off the streets, with pre-registration required and participant numbers limited, after three were arrested last year for allegedly splashing police.
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Alice Mak, home and youth affairs minister, said on Saturday that the new location was an effort to expand the scale of the New Year festival.
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The traditional festival symbolises cleansing, and the washing away of misfortune.
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