2023 is here!
The past New Year's Eve was the year when the epidemic prevention measures were the most relaxed in the past three years.
A large number of citizens went to the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui to count down and enjoy the fireworks display. From about 11 o'clock on Saturday New Year's Eve (December 31), the waterfront was already full of water.
Stepping into 2023, "Happy New Year" and happy new year wishes are carried out in Tsim Sha Tsui East, and the atmosphere is high.
According to the police, more than 300,000 people welcome the New Year in Tsim Sha Tsui, and 35,000 people on Hong Kong Island.
On New Year's Eve in 2022, with the loosening of the epidemic prevention measures, it is gradually returning to normal. There are many New Year's Eve countdown activities to welcome 2023. The New Year's Eve countdown activities of the Tourism Board also return to both sides of Victoria Harbour. The minutes count down with the townspeople.
Stepping into 2023, the ten-minute "A Symphony of Lights" enhanced fireworks light and shadow show will be staged immediately. Fireworks will be released from the roofs of ten coastal buildings on Hong Kong Island, pushing the festive atmosphere to a peak.
▼ On January 1, the Hong Kong Tourism Board's "Hong Kong New Year's Eve Countdown" fireworks and light show illuminates Victoria Harbor▼
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The Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront started at 9:00 am on New Year’s Eve, and a large number of citizens gathered to wait for the countdown. Many families also came to greet 2023.
In the first 30 seconds of 2023, the Wanchai Convention and Exhibition has turned into a giant countdown clock, and citizens are counting down.
At 12 o'clock, congratulations such as "Happy New Year" will be heard endlessly, and the enhanced version of "A Symphony of Lights" will be staged immediately after the 10-minute fireworks light and shadow show. Fireworks will be released from the roofs of 10 coastal buildings on Hong Kong Island. And dancing spotlight effect.
Citizens by the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui shouted excitedly from time to time, and the scene was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
▼December 31, 2022 On New Year's Eve, Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront gets busier as the night progresses▼
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After the fireworks display ended, the residents along the waterfront also gradually dispersed.
Some citizens who came to enjoy it said that they hadn’t gone out to celebrate during the epidemic in the past two years. This year, they went to Tsim Sha Tsui with a group of friends to count down to experience the lively atmosphere: “It’s a completely different feeling. The fireworks are so exciting.”
▼December 31, 2022 On New Year's Eve, crowds will be crowded by the East Sea in Tsim Sha Tsui▼
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"Synchronize the whole city, countdown to New Year's Eve!" The HKTB's "Hong Kong New Year's Countdown" event takes Victoria Harbor as the stage. According to the HKTB, it will stage a show that combines culture and art, sports, creative animation, fireworks, and light and shadow effects. The multi-media performance with elements in one showcases the vitality of Hong Kong and connects all Hong Kong citizens and audiences around the world to spend a lively New Year's Eve at the same time.
▼HKTB will hold Hong Kong New Year’s Eve Countdown on New Year’s Eve in 2022▼
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▼On Christmas Eve, December 24, citizens welcome Christmas outside Harbor City▼
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Countdown to New Year’s Eve｜Lan Kwai Fong Bar is expected to have more than a hundred people patronizing it. It has been open for 5 months with zero income during the epidemic Road closures at 8:00 p.m. to celebrate New Year’s Eve with more than 270,000 people Countdown parties | Many shopping malls set up countdown parties in ten buildings on Hong Kong Island with fireworks to celebrate the 2023 New Year’s Eve All-night driving resumed for the first time in 3 years, the winter solstice will be enhanced for the New Year’s Eve countdown｜A 10-minute enhanced version of Symphony of Lights will be staged on Victoria Harbor and fireworks will be set off along the coast of Hong Kong Island
