The government stated today (20th) that the 2023 Lunar New Year fireworks display will be cancelled, which is the fourth consecutive year since 2020. In the past six years, only the 2019 Lunar New Year fireworks display was successfully held.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department explained that although the anti-epidemic measures have been adjusted recently and more large-scale events have been allowed in the society, the Lunar New Year fireworks display usually takes two to three months to prepare, so it could not be held in time.
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The government stated that due to the situation of the new crown epidemic, the Chinese New Year fireworks display in 2023 will be cancelled. The government pointed out that although the epidemic prevention measures have been adjusted recently and more large-scale events are allowed in the society, the preparation of the Chinese New Year fireworks display usually takes two to three months , so it could not be held in time.
Statistics show that the government will suspend the Lunar New Year fireworks display from 2020 to 2022 in response to anti-revision incidents and the epidemic respectively. That is, next year will be the fourth consecutive year that the Lunar New Year fireworks display will be canceled.
The number of confirmed cases hovered between 14,000 and 15,000 in the past two weeks. Department of Health: The epidemic seems to have stabilized.
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