Coffee festival in West Kowloon continues on muddy ground
發佈日期: 2026-04-06 20:32
TVB News
The rain-plagued West Kowloon coffee festival opens for the final day. Some exhibitors estimated a 50 percent loss in profit because of the adverse weather and muddy conditions.
What is it like visiting a coffee festival held in a "marsh?"
First of all, the organiser needs to install extra precaution measures to ensure visitors don't slip or get stuck in the muddy ground.
At the coffee festival at West Kowloon Art Park, white plastic boards were placed on the ground to avoid the slides. Shoe covers and wellies become an essential for many visitors.
The final day of this four-day coffee festival continue at what many consider a mudpit as an amber rainstorm flooded the venue on Sunday, forcing some exhibitors to suspend their business.
The organiser later announced that affected ticket-holders would be granted a free-entry on the last day of the festival.
This man said the bad weather had ruined his mood on Sunday, so he left soon after arriving.
While the weather condition was still not ideal, the visitor said he could at least walk around this time.
Not everyone tried to protect their shoes. Wearing her sliders, this woman said she would just wash them afterward. Asked her about the reasons for coming to the event despite the conditions, she said she didn't want to waste the ticket.
Coffee exhibitors are also victims of this incident. One local exhibitor said they had lost at least 10,000 dollars because the rain had damaged some coffee beans.
Another Taiwanese exhibitor, meanwhile, launched promotion to attract customers.
They estimated the rain had reduced their profit by 40 to 50 percent.
