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“Symphony of Lights”, which has been running for 22 years, will stop performing after its farewell performance on the 18th. The “Lights and Shadows” summit project, which it originally replaced, was also suspended due to protests. The Hong Kong Tourism Board will use winter parades and New Year’s Eve fireworks to attract visitors.
hong kong The Tourism Board announced that the 22-year-old light and music show “A Symphony of Lights” will perform its final show on the evening of the 18th, and on the same day, Hong Kong will continue the “Hong Kong Colorful Winter Parade” until New Year’s Eve.
“A Symphony of Lights” is a musical performance in Hong Kong that uses searchlights, lasers, LED lights and other lighting effects. It features interactive lighting on 43 skyscrapers and landmarks on both sides of Victoria Harbour, and is matched to music recorded by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra to attract locals and visitors.sightseeing tour Guest. “A Symphony of Lights” has been performed every night at 8 pm since 2004. It was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s “largest light and music show” in 2005 and has become a major tourist show in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong authorities have long planned to suspend performances of “A Symphony of Lights” in the fourth quarter of this year and replace it with a new “Light and Shadow” project costing HK$200 million (US$25.494 million). Unsurprisingly, the arrangement of “light and shadow” on Victoria Peak faced opposition from local residents and environmental groups, who believed it would affect the living environment and cause light pollution. The authorities had just announced the suspension of the “Light and Shadow” summit project.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board held a press conference. Lam Kin-yuk, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said that the farewell ceremony of “A Symphony of Lights” will be held on the 18th, and fireworks elements will be specially added that night to commemorate this unique moment. As for the “Peak of Light and Shadow” project, it will no longer be promoted. Other light and shadow projects will be launched next year.
The basic theme of the press conference of the Hong Kong Tourism Bureau was to introduce the “Hong Kong Colorful Winter Parade” to be held in Hong Kong from November 18 to January 5 next year. Lin Jianyu said that this year’s tour will expand “Winter Town” to Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay. With Hong Kong-wide winter discounts and festivals in various districts, they hope to attract more citizens and tourists to live and spend money in Hong Kong. During the event, there will be a 22 meter high Christmas tree outside the central Winter Town. During this period, every night at 7 p.m., there will be a light and shadow show on the exterior walls of nine buildings in Central, and the exterior walls of the Tsim Sha Tsui Space Museum will be transformed into crystal balls.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board also announced that this year the New Year’s Eve countdown fireworks display, with the theme of celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will be fully expanded in scale to allow citizens and tourists to feel the atmosphere of the New Year’s Eve.
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This Victoria Harbor Light and Music Show, which has been running for 22 years, was originally planned to end in the fourth quarter of this year and will be taken over by a new program “Light and Shadow”. However, the replacement plan was blocked and the official announced farewell arrangements, so the 18th became the last.
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The layout of the new “Light and Shadow” event on Victoria Peak has sparked opposition from local residents and environmental groups, who believe it will affect the living environment and cause light pollution. Hong Kong authorities later announced that peak-related projects would be put on hold.
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HKTB will launch the “Hong Kong Colorful Winter Parade”, expand Winter City to Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay, and arrange Christmas trees, light and shadow shows and discounts in various districts; In addition, the New Year’s Eve countdown fireworks will be upgraded with the theme of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
