Hong Kong National Day fireworks back with bang as pyrotechnics firm promises HK$18 million spectacular after 5-year break
- The 23-minute National Day show will start and end with breathtaking effects, pyrotechnics expert Wilson Mao pledges
- Event will feature unprecedented array of nine launch points in Victoria Harbour and about 32,000 individual fireworks
Hong Kong’s HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) National Day fireworks extravaganza, the first in five years, will feature an unprecedented array of nine Victoria Harbour launch points, despite staffing problems and a tight deadline.
Organisers on Friday said the 23-minute display would portray eight scenes designed to boost hope and happiness in the city and mainland China, and use about 32,000 individual fireworks to showcase the government’s drive to kick-start the nighttime economy.
“In addition to sharing joy, the show provides support to the government’s ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ campaign, stimulating the night economy while injecting an exuberant jolt of vitality into the community to reinforce Hong Kong’s status as an international events capital,” said Susanna Hui Hon-ling, group managing director of telecommunications firm HKT, a sponsor of the event.
Insurance firm FWD Group is also sponsoring this year’s show. The event has not been held since 2019 because of social unrest that year and later due to the coronavirus crisis.
The two companies are controlled by Richard Li Tzar-kai, a son of property tycoon Li Ka-shing.
The fireworks will be launched from three barges and six pontoons moored 350 metres (383 yards) from the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai starting at 9pm on October 1.
