People are getting free haircuts by a barber at a pavilion on Hong Kong’s highest mountain amid closure of hair salons.
All salons are closed until February 24, according to the government’s social distancing measures.
But many people cannot wait. According to a photo shared by netizens online, a man got a haircut at the Memorial Pavilion on Tai Mo Shan, while another two men waited for their turns nearby.
The barber’s scissors remained steady as cars drove past, while his customer, with his mask on, sat still under the barber’s cape – just as one would in a salon. The front of the cape says “mobile haircuts free of charge”
Referring to cases of illegal racing on Tai Mo Shan, a netizen joked: “Tai Mo Shan used to be a haven for cars going so fast they could fly, now it’s hair that’s flying!”
Another pointed out the convenience of giving hilltop haircuts: “There’s no need to clean up, and the hair might even become fertilizer!” But other netizens also raised concerns about hygiene. “Now there’s hair everywhere. Why couldn’t they just get a haircut later?”
The barber involved gave reassurance that he had hygiene in mind.
“I’ll wrap it up and throw it in the trash, I’m sure it won’t get everywhere,” he said. “We have a responsibility to keep the environment clean,” he said in a video filmed by another netizen.
