Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is presenting the Lunar New Year Lantern Display "Chinese Lanterns: An Enduring Heritage" at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza from today (January 23) until February 16 to celebrate the Year of the Snake with the public, and salute the profound and enduring heritage of Chinese culture. The lanterns will be illuminated from 6pm to 11pm daily.
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Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Standing at the pool of the piazza is a 6-metre ornate palace lantern. The lantern is adorned with peonies and magpies, and surrounded by sky lanterns, carp fish and lotus flower lanterns, creating a joyful ambience. Another highlight is the exquisite "Glittering Fish・Lanterns with Abundant Blessings", organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and made by local paper-crafting master Mo Cheuk-kei. The design concept of the lantern is based on the style of traditional Lunar New Year paintings. The protagonists are a koi fish and a goldfish leaping out of the water, signifying abundance and prosperity. The koi and goldfish are playing with two little lions in cheongsam costumes, one holding a fortune stick container and the other holding huichun (spring scrolls), to wish for good fortune in the coming year. The exquisite lanterns vividly portray a festive scene just as a Lunar New Year painting comes to life, at the same time showcasing the meticulous paper-crafting technique of the master.
In addition to the above lantern display, the LCSD will also hold a Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza from February 7 to 12. During the carnival, members of the public can appreciate spectacular lanterns and participate in lantern night events. The events offer a wide range of activities such as music and dance performances, breakdancing, a lion dance, a band performance, a lantern riddle quiz and more. Both the Lunar New Year Lantern Display and Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival are part of the activities of the Spring Festival Gala 2025.
For enquiries, please call 2591 1340 or visit the event webpage at:
www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/cpo/lanterncarnival.html.
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Dazzling lantern display opens today at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate Lunar New Year with public Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Auction of personalised vehicle registration marks this Saturday
The Transport Department (TD) today (February 11) reminded the public that an auction of personalised vehicle registration marks (PVRMs) will be held this Saturday (February 15) in Meeting Room S421, L4, Old Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai.
A total of 240 approved PVRMs will be put up for public auction. A list of the marks has been uploaded to the department's website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/index.html.
The reserve price of each of these marks is $5,000. Applicants who have paid a deposit of $5,000 should also participate in the bidding (including the first bid at the reserve price). Otherwise, the PVRM concerned may be sold to another bidder at the reserve price.
People who wish to participate in the bidding at the auction are reminded to take note of the following points:
(1) Bidders are required to produce the following documents for completion of registration and payment procedures immediately after successful bidding:
(i) the identity document of the successful bidder;
(ii) the identity document of the purchaser (if the purchaser and the successful bidder are different persons);
(iii) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation (if the purchaser is a body corporate); and
(iv) a crossed cheque made payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" or "The Government of the HKSAR". For an auctioned mark paid for by cheque, the first three working days after the date of auction will be required for cheque clearance confirmation before processing of the application for mark assignment can be completed. Successful bidders may also pay through the Easy Pay System (EPS), but are reminded to note the maximum transfer amount in the same day of the payment card. Payment by post-dated cheque, cash, credit card or other methods will not be accepted.
(2) Purchasers must make payment of the purchase price through EPS or by crossed cheque and complete the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM immediately after the bidding. Subsequent alteration of the particulars in the Memorandum will not be permitted.
(3) A PVRM can only be assigned to a motor vehicle which is registered in the name of the purchaser. The Certificate of Incorporation must be produced immediately by the purchaser if a vehicle registration mark purchased is to be registered under the name of a body corporate.
(4) The display of a PVRM on a motor vehicle should be in compliance with the requirements stipulated in Schedule 4 of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations.
(5) Any change to the arrangement of letters, numerals and blank spaces of a PVRM, i.e. single and two rows as auctioned, will not be allowed.
(6) The purchaser shall, within 12 months after the date of auction, apply to the Commissioner for Transport for the PVRM to be assigned to a motor vehicle registered in the name of the purchaser. If the purchaser fails to assign the PVRM within 12 months, allocation of the PVRM will be cancelled and arranged for re-allocation in accordance with the statutory provision without prior notice to the purchaser.
"Upon completion of the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM, the purchaser will be issued a receipt and a Certificate of Allocation of Personalised Registration Mark. The Certificate of Allocation will serve to prove the holdership of the PVRM. Potential buyers of vehicles bearing a PVRM should check the Certificate of Allocation with the sellers and pay attention to the details therein. For transfer of vehicle ownership, this certificate together with other required documents should be sent to the TD for processing," the spokesman said.
For other auction details, please refer to the Guidance Notes - Auction of PVRM, which is available at the department's licensing offices or can be downloaded from its website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/pvrm_auction/index.html.