From restaurants providing themed menus to costume shops competing to sell the most frightening outfits, Halloween has long been seen as a major revenue driver for businesses.

Despite this year’s date falling on a weekday, authorities are expecting 25,000 revelers in Lan Kwai Fong alone, but questions remain as to how much people are ready to spend.

Meanwhile, security is expected to be tight, and the police have installed 50 new CCTV cameras with crowd counting capabilities. Facial and car plate recognition functions will be added next year as part of a territory-wide upgrade of video surveillance systems.

So how popular has Halloween become? Are this year’s celebrations attracting people from across the border? And is AI going to relieve some of the crowd control duties from the police?

After 9:45, we’re talking about a planned change in the law to tackle the problem of unwanted vehicles being abandoned.

9:05am-9:30am: Halloween economy

9:05am-9:30am: Carol Li Oliveira, Co-Owner of Partyland

9:05am-9:30am: Hiew Shek Kei, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Catering Services Management


9:30am-9:45am: Crowd control in Lan Kwai Fong

9:30am-9:45am: Clement Lai, CEO and Co-Founder of Clement Shield Group


9:45am-10:00am: Planned law amendments on abandoned cars

9:45am-10:00am: Christine Fong, Sai Kung District Councillor