Right, golden week. 1.29 million mainland visitors are coming, according to the SCMP. That is more than the population of a decent-sized country.

Locals have started asking online what there is to do. Honestly, the better question is where you can stand without someone's suitcase in your back.

Then there's fireworks night. RTHK says road closures are coming. The details are in their report, so check it before you go.

Here is how a road closure works, in case you have never been stuck in one. The government closes the road so people can watch fireworks. The people watching fireworks need to get there. The taxi that would take them is now stuck behind a barrier. Everyone ends up walking, and now the walkway is the road. Nobody planned it that way, but it happens every year.

So the tip from the counter is simple. Go early or stay home. Take the MTR, and expect the MTR to have the same idea as everyone else.

If you live near the harbour, buy your groceries today. Tomorrow the shop will be fine, but the pavement outside it will not be.

And if you were planning to visit the popular tourist spots this week, maybe let the visitors have them. You live here. The dim sum place will still be there next Tuesday.