Quick Glance: Lunar New Year Parade Returns to Hong Kong After Five-Year Break
- Thousands gathered in Tsim Sha Tsui for the annual Lunar New Year night parade after a five-year hiatus.
- Chief Executive, John Lee Ka-chiu, welcomed all to Hong Kong's International Chinese New Year Night Parade.
- It's going to be a year of auspicious opportunities and dragon-sized blessings for us all!
- The parade started at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui and ended at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel and Towers around two-and-a-half hours later.
Quick Glance: Hong Kong's Spectacular New Year's Eve Fireworks Anticipate 420,000
- Approximately 420,000 revelers are expected to gather at Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour to witness the city's grandest New Year's Eve celebration. This will lead to road closures, sea area restrictions, and crowd management measures.
- The 12-minute fireworks display will commence at midnight, spanning 1.3 km from Central to North Point.
- The police have designated 18 primary locations for crowds to watch the fireworks, including near the Central and Tsim Sha Tsui piers, Tamar Park in Admiralty, East Coast Park Precinct in North Point, and East Tsim Sha Tsui.
- Traffic supervisor Lam Chi-Hang encourages everyone to come out and watch the spectacle.
Quick Glance: Thousands of Hongkongers and tourists gather for National Day fireworks at Victoria Harbour
- Organizers plan to light the fireworks from three barges and six pontoons moored 350 meters from the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
- 11 Hong Kong restaurants and bars offer a view of the National Day fireworks.
- Tsim Sha Tsui East MTR station was temporarily closed as early as 6pm to control crowds.
- Locals and tourists gathered along the promenade, eagerly awaiting the fireworks over Victoria Harbour.
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