Starting early for Qing Ming

Important observance: Lim (right) and his family members preparing for Qing Ming prayers for his late parents at the Johor Baru Tiong-Hua Association memorial park.

JOHOR BARU: The long weekend in Johor has provided families with an early start to Qing Ming or Tomb Sweeping Day.

Singer Alex Lim, 43, said he was pleased to find a smaller crowd when he turned up at the Johor Baru Tiong-Hua Association’s memorial park here to pay respects to his deceased parents yesterday.