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HK ushers in Year of Snake

01 February 2025

 

Fireworks light up Victoria Harbor


Hong Kong is returning to normal after it ushered in the year of the Snake with the International Chinese New Year Night Parade in Tsim Sha Tsui, a spectacular fireworks display on Victoria Harbor, and Lunar New Year Fairs in 15 districts.

“There's no better way, anywhere on earth, to welcome in the New Year than by following - and revelling in - Hong Kong's magnificent Chinese New Year Night Parade,” said Chief Executive John Lee at the opening of the New Year Parade on Jan. 29.

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“This year's celebration is led by 55 performing groups and floats from 14 countries and regions. Here in the world city of Hong Kong, to dance, sing and perform, skip, juggle, cheerlead and otherwise amaze and delight you, on this most auspicious of days,” he said.

“The Night Parade floats you see tonight, together with some of our performers, will find their way to Lam Tsuen, from tomorrow night, for the Hong Kong Well-wishing Festival. This year, the floats are on display there until February 13,” he added.

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The next night, a 23-minute fireworks display lit up Victoria Harbor.

The fireworks drew auspicious symbols in the sky, “as well as adorable pandas - showcasing Hong Kong's giant panda family, now counting six and readying for their first full public appearance at the same time in mid-February,” Lee said.

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Meanwhile, the Lunar New Year (LNY) fairs held at 15 locations for seven days from January 23, attracted about 2.3 million visitors.

The number of visitors peaked on Jan. 28, with more than 215 000 visitors in the LNY Fair at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, according to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said that it was pleased with the public support.

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The department’s waste reduction and recycling measures resulted in 107 tons of materials with reusable value such as waste paper, plastics and metals were collected from the 15 LNY fair sites during the one-week period.

The FEHD also gathered some 1 600 unsold pots of flowers and plants donated by licensees at the fairs. These were delivered to 242 elderly homes/residential care homes for persons with disabilities and five public hospitals by 21 volunteer teams comprising FEHD staff members.

Despite the conclusion of LNY fairs, the Che Kung Festival Fair and the Fong Ma Po New Year Fair at Lam Tsuen in Tai Po will be held until February 12, the FEHD said.

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