Hongkongers 8km from music festival complain about noise although levels within limits on site

S2O Hong Kong Songkran Music Festival was held at the weekend at the Central harbourfront

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Hong Kong environmental authorities received noise complaints about the S2O Hong Kong Songkran Music Festival held in Central on Saturday and Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee

Published: 12:01am, 13 Jun 2024Updated: 12:54am, 13 Jun 2024

Hong Kong environmental authorities have received eight noise complaints related to a festival at the Central harbourfront over the weekend, while some residents 8km away in Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan said they were disturbed by loud music.

The organiser of the S2O Hong Kong Songkran Music Festival said on Wednesday that it had hired staff to measure noise levels at different spots around the venue and “no serious exceedance” was recorded during the entire event.

“The measurements were reported to the Environmental Protection Department every hour during the event,” a festival spokesman said.

“The organiser was in close contact with both the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and police during and after the event.”

The line-up for the two-day festival on Saturday and Sunday included South Korean DJ NewJeansNim, Moldovan song producer Andrew Rayel and US singer Pauline Herr.

DJ NewJeansNim was among the performers at the weekend. Photo: Facebook/S2O Hong Kong Songkran Music Festival

Some residents in Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan, across Victoria Harbour, said on social media that they felt vibrations caused by loud music on both nights.