Lee (front row, left) holding a bottle of hand sanitiser, which would be handed out to attendees. With him at the press conference is Ho (centre) and Lim. — THOMAS YONG/The Star
JOHOR BARU: The Chingay festival here is set to go on, with organisers looking to downscale celebrations following the state government’s directive to avoid mass events to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
The Johor Baru Tiong Hua Association, which is organising the festival that is popular with locals and visitors alike, said the safety of the community was its main concern.
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