HKTB’s biggest-ever new year countdown fireworks illuminate Victoria Harbour

Thursday, December 14, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is set to host an unparalleled “Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebrations” to ring in 2024. This event promises to be the most spectacular and extended New Year countdown firework musical display ever witnessed in the city. Set against the globally-renowned Victoria Harbour, the 12-minute spectacle, aptly named “New Year New Legend”, will stretch a remarkable 1,300 metres from Central to Causeway Bay. This surpasses any previous event in Hong Kong in terms of both magnitude and duration. Launched from five barges in the harbor, the fireworks will immerse viewers in a mesmerizing journey through the seasons – winter, spring, summer, and autumn. This audio-visual extravaganza will range from shimmering silver snowflakes to vibrant summer colors.

As midnight approaches, the façade of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) will feature a large countdown clock. At the start of 2024, a unique musical piece will initiate the 12-minute display. The sky will burst into life with dynamic fireworks illuminating Hong Kong’s iconic skyline, while thematic music, a fusion of electronic, Western classical, and Chinese instrumental, will resonate, exemplifying Hong Kong’s fusion of Eastern and Western cultures.

In anticipation of the midnight climax, there will be wish-making sessions every 15 minutes after 11 pm. Pyrotechnics from the rooftops of three major harborfront buildings on Hong Kong Island will light up the sky in four colors, each representing love, health, happiness, and wealth for the New Year.

This entire New Year countdown event will be broadcast live on local TV, through HKTB’s Discover Hong Kong website, and on social media platforms. The event’s highlights at the picturesque Harbour will also reach a global audience via satellite broadcast, sharing the unique joy, festivities, and energy of Hong Kong with the world.

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