The New Year’s Eve fireworks countdown event in Victoria Harbor is expected to return at the end of this year after a three-year absence. Since the anti-extradition law incident in 2019, the New Year’s Eve fireworks display has “disappeared” over Victoria Harbor for three consecutive years. Countdown event, but only the enhanced version of "A Symphony of Lights" will replace the fireworks display, and the countdown concert will be held in the West Kowloon Cultural District.
It is understood that the HKTB is preparing for this year’s New Year’s Eve countdown event. According to sources, a “special performance” will be staged over the Victoria Harbor with multimedia effects. , which means that Hong Kong people are expected to "see the show" on both sides of Victoria Harbour, seeing off the old and welcoming the new.
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Cancellation of New Year's Eve Fireworks Display from 2019
Since 2007, Hong Kong has hosted large-scale New Year’s Eve countdown events on both sides of Victoria Harbour, hosted by the Tourism Board every New Year’s Eve. The highlight is the fireworks display.
However, in 2019, when the wave of anti-revision demonstrations has not subsided, the HKTB announced for the first time that it would cancel the fireworks display and replace it with an enhanced version of "A Symphony of Lights".
On New Year’s Eve in 2020 and 2021, due to the raging epidemic, the fireworks display will continue to be suspended, and the countdown will be changed to online in 2020; although physical activities will be resumed in 2021, the "Hong Kong New Year's Eve Countdown" will be held in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Concert", but the large-scale fireworks display in Victoria Harbor did not "return" at the same time. Instead, an enhanced version of "A Symphony of Lights" was held, and fireworks were released from the rooftops of buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbor.
As Hong Kong is moving towards normalcy, the tourism industry is also ready to go, making intensive preparations to receive tourists from all over the world again. It is understood that the HKTB is actively preparing for this year’s New Year’s Eve activities, which is different from moving to West Kowloon last year. This year, it will return to the countdown on both sides of the Victoria Harbour. At that time, there will be a "special performance" combining multimedia effects over the Victoria Harbor.
According to sources, there will be a scene of "fireworks in full bloom". In other words, Hong Kong people are expected to see off the old and welcome the new on both sides of Victoria Harbor as fireworks streak across the night sky as they enter the new year.
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