IN the mid or late 1990s, the Government lifted the ban on the lighting of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.
This prompted the management of shopping malls to light up long strings of firecrackers at the main entrance to their premises during lunch time and other appropriate time of the day much to the delight of their patrons.
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