Traditional banquet restaurants in Hong Kong reported weaker Mother's Day trade than last year, with families opting for lunch, afternoon tea or hotpot meals instead.
Busy areas such as Causeway Bay were bustling with families on Sunday, as residents flocked to restaurants and shopping malls to celebrate, some carrying flowers and cards.
A 56-year-old housewife, who only gave her surname Wong, said she was having lunch with her daughter at a dim sum restaurant on Leighton Hill Road. She did not want to do a very big dinner this year because everywhere is crowded on Mother's Day.
Kelvin Cheung, 29, who works in the IT industry, said his family had moved away from the traditional Chinese restaurant celebrations they used to have when he was younger. This year it is just six of them doing hotpot together after shopping.
