A citizen poses in front of a parade consisting of a troupe of performers marching and dancing in Thai costumes in Hong Kong yesterday. It is a part of Hong Kong’s 2019 Water-sprinkling Festival parade which aims at promoting Thai culture during Songkran, or the Thai New Year. Songkran falls on April 13 every year and is marked by several Asian countries, including Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. China News Service