‘Going to Hong Kong before everyone’: China music fans raring to see shows such as Blackpink concert, upon border reopening

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Music fans in mainland China are raring to visit Hong Kong for concerts and festivals upon the reopening of the border, with some willing to pay sky-high prices for tickets after being deprived of large events in the past three years amid tight Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.

South Korean girl group Blackpink, who will be performing three shows in the city this month, has drawn eager fans from the mainland for their concert, causing resellers to inflate ticket prices to as high as 22,000 yuan (HK $25,000).