Hong Kong’s annual Lunar New Year night parade will be replaced with an online shopping portal, organisers have announced, as social-distancing rules amid the ongoing fourth wave of coronavirus infections prompt more muted celebrations to welcome the Year of the Ox.The Lunar New Year night parade – first held in 1996, and usually a vibrant cultural event showcasing an array of international performances – will not be held in Tsim Sha Tsui for the second year in a row. Instead, it will be…

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