A man jumps for a photo above a sign asking people not to take photos without permission from residents at a popular Instagram spot in Hong Kong. Photos: AFP/Isaac Lawrence
For smartphone-wielding hordes of tourists, Hong Kong boasts a host of must-have Instagram locations – but crowds of snap-happy travellers are testing local patience and transforming once quaint pockets of the bustling metropolis.
Tony Hui recalls how elderly residents always used to play cards in a courtyard in the middle of the densely packed housing block where he owns a dry cleaning store.
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