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Daniel Moss

The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.
Carl Sandburg
Hong Kong had been shrouded in fog but at night, this only makes the glow of its thousands of lights shine extra moodily.
It was an expected moment, at about 6pm nearly 20 photographers swarmed the Victoria Peak perch where they know they can get the best view of the city’s skyscrapers.
SCMP photographer Bruce said that by 7pm, the fog had cleared.
“People complained to friends on the phone ‘no need to come here, all gone’,” he said.

To make things even more dispiriting, at 6.35pm the view was a total white-out – but Yan persevered.
“Always stick around,” he added.
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What has emerged from the two-hour photo session is a wonderful and mysterious display of what makes Hong Kong a special place.
The fog has lingered over the city for weeks, and the ever-present lights were just waiting for their moment in the frame.
And 40 minutes after one dejected photographer called an end to the session, these photos were taken.
“Shutter sound is everywhere at the two best photography spots on the Peak – ICC, The Centre and Two IFC become the only three skyscrapers visible through the fog,” Yan said.
Cold, wet March keeps Hong Kong gloomy, as warm weather hits town
March delivered 81 per cent more – 148.7 millimetres – than the usual rainfall in Hong Kong.
The humid maritime airstream caused low visibility on late in the month, before the clouds were swept away by a dry continental air mass on March 25, the Hong Kong Observatory said on its website.
But by March 30 the humid fog reappeared.
Always keeping an eye on the HKO app, Yan could see the fog clouds building up throughout the day and took his chance.
“I just thought there was a potential for photos so I went up,” he said.


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Kowloon’s ICC tower peeks through the fog that hides the rest of the northern part of the city. Photo: Bruce Yan

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