Chinese Costumes and Lanterns Welcome National Day | Some Residents Say Display Resembles a “Paper Effigy Doll”; Organiser: Aesthetics Are Subjective
華服花燈迎國慶｜有市民稱似「紙紮公仔」 主辦方：審美屬主觀
The “Welcoming National Day · Chinese Costume Carnival” is being held at the West Kowloon waterfront for four days from Wednesday (September 29). The 12.8-metre main lantern, “Fairy Zixia”, has attracted the most attention. When reporters visited this evening (October 1), some members of the public said the lantern’s design was “a little strange”, saying its brightly coloured period costume brought “paper effigy dolls” to mind at night and expressing concern that it might “scare children”. An unnamed staff member of one of the organisers, Bauhinia Culture Group, said that “aesthetics are a subjective feeling”.
「迎國慶・華服嘉年華」周三（ 9 月 29 日）起一連四日於西九海旁舉行，其中高 12.8 米的主燈「紫霞仙子」最為注目。記者今（10 月 1 日）傍晚到場，有市民認為花燈造型「少少怪」，指鮮豔的古裝打扮在晚間惹人聯想到「紙紮公仔」，擔心「嚇親小朋友」。主辦方之一的紫荊文化集團，則有不具名工作人員指，「審美屬主觀感覺」。