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A busker performing in Sai Yeung Choi Street South in Mongkok district, Hong Kong, China, 29 July 2018 (issued 30 July 2018). After 18 years of unregulated street performances, the street performers were forced to give up the space to vehicular traffic again. The 500 metres-long Sai Yeung Choi Street South had attracted thousands of tourists a day and was designated car-free from 4pm to 10pm on Saturdays, and from 12pm to 10pm on Sundays and public holidays. But between 2010 and 2014 the hours were shortened several times following complaints by local resident and businesses about noise and overcrowding. The competition for performing space and the performers' desire for attention led to overflowing crowds and raised volume levels thus attracting more noise pollution complaints. In May 2018 the local district council passed a motion to terminate the zone, returning it to traffic. Sunday 29 July marked the last day of street performances in Mongkok. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE)
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