“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.