Queue number system creates confusion as hundreds line up for tickets to see Liaoning aircraft carrier
Many disappointed as all number slips were given out by 11.35am, before 1pm distribution time
Confusion broke out early Monday morning as representatives started giving out queue numbers to people waiting in line for tickets to see the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, hours before the official time.
By 9.40am, all numbers had been given out at one of the distribution points, the Gun Club Hill Barracks, leaving many disappointed members of the public standing by the side of the road. Ticket distribution was originally scheduled to be from 1pm to 3pm.
Representatives waved their hands to brush off any questions from the public, saying “no more, no more.”
Chan Yok-Ching, 57, was just right behind the lucky person who snagged a number. “I have waited since 5.30am, and they couldn’t even spare a single ticket. This is very unreasonable.”
All number slips at Central Barracks were given out by 11.20am, followed by those at Shek Kong Barracks at 11.35am.
Hundreds of Hongkongers had camped overnight outside the city’s military barracks after it was announced that free tickets were available for public tours of the Liaoning and three vessels in its fleet next Saturday and Sunday.
