People on Friday flocked to cemeteries to pay their respects to their ancestors as part of tradition for the Ching Ming Festival.

At a cemetery in Diamond Hill, police have controlled traffic flow on certain roads to maintain order.

A woman said the crowd was smaller than expected, and the weather was suitable for tomb sweeping.

"There are not many people here. I normally come in the morning. There's wind and it's not too sunny," she told RTHK.

People also bought paper offerings to cemeteries, but one man said they cost more than last year.

"These cost me HK$400. It's ten percent more than last year. But this is the tradition. We use these to pay respects to our ancestors. It's not about the money. It's about our intention," he said.

A shopkeeper said business was better than expected, and there had been people buying paper offerings at his shop since a month ago.