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HTML

<p>#supermarkets sell #food and #alcohol <a title="Search @private" class="app-tag-link" href="/context/@private">@private</a></p>

JavaScript

var link = document.getElementsByClassName('app-tag-link')[0];

link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
  e.preventDefault();
  alert("HI");
});