Hong Kong’s largest celebration of the Hungry Ghost Festival will return after a three-year hiatus and include innovative activities such as an artificial intelligence chatbot and a role-playing game to bring in young visitors.
The festival takes place during the seventh lunar month, with celebrations reaching their peak during the middle of the period. The federation’s annual event, which was introduced in 2015, has not been held since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Known as “Yu Lan bot ChatGPT”, the software is a modified AI tool that can tell visitors more about the traditional festival, with organisers saying they hoped it would help participants to develop a deeper understanding of the event.
Mr Wu also promised an immersive experience for those taking part in the event’s role-playing game, which will feature augmented-reality elements, as well as scripts for players and puzzles to be solved.