Hong Kong’s foggy Friday a focal point for photographic fancy
It was a grey, humid day to mark the end of the week-long New Year break, bringing a foggy shroud to the Hong Kong skyline and creating a mood fit for a photographer’s delight
After a record-breaking rainy start to the year and a cold snap that broke records, Hong Kong saw in the end of the New Year week with an interesting mix of humidity and fog.
Due to a maritime airstream, humidity levels climbed over 85 per cent, as Hong Kong’s world renowned skyline vanished inside the fog that crept in from Victoria Harbour.
According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the mean temperature for February traditionally starts at a low of 15 with a high of 18.5 degrees Celsius.
South China Morning Post photographer Sam Tsang headed out into Hong Kong to capture the day as it drifted by.
