Victoria Harbour to Host Spectacular Fireworks for Chinese New Year on January 30, Celebrating Year of the Snake

Chinese New Year Fireworks Display to be held at 8pm on January 30

The 2025 Chinese New Year Fireworks Display will light up the sky over Victoria Harbour on Thursday (January 30),the second day of the Chinese New Year,at 8pm to celebrate the festival with members of the public and visitors in Hong Kong.

The event is co-ordinated by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, and is sponsored by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. A total of 23 888 firing shells will be discharged from three barges in an approximately 23-minute extravaganza.

This year's fireworks display, in celebration of the Year of the Snake, will be divided into nine scenes with various highlights and characteristics. The lucky red number "8" and "gold ingots" will appear in the first scene "A Brand New Beginning" and the second scene "Blossoming Prosperity" respectively, wishing prosperity and abundance to all. The main theme of the eighth scene "Double Luck and Goodness" will feature giant panda images against a backdrop of green lighting representing bamboo and decorative silver illumination. Six adorable "panda head" images representing "An An", "Ke Ke", "Ying Ying" and "Le Le", and the newborn twins "Elder Sister" and "Little Brother" will illuminate the sky signifying reunion and happiness. The fireworks display will reach its climax in the final act, "Harvesting Year of the Snake". The vibrant scene will feature wandering star pattern fireworks which dance against the powerful gongs and drums of the background music "Golden Snake Dance", wishing continued prosperity for the nation and peaceful lives for people.

In addition to the dazzling fireworks display, the facades of the HSBC Main Building in Central and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai will present an LED light show to complement the fireworks.

The display can be seen from many vantage points on both sides of the harbour including Tsim Sha Tsui, Mid-Levels, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, the East Coast Park Precinct and the Hung Hom Bypass.

To watch the fireworks display in a more enjoyable way, viewers are invited to tune into Radio Television Hong Kong Radio 4 (FM 97.6 to 98.9) for synchronised music.

Citizens are urged to help keep public areas clean and to show respect for public property. They are also urged to show consideration to others to make the event a safe one.

Chinese New Year Fireworks Display to be held at 8pm on January 30 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Chinese New Year Fireworks Display to be held at 8pm on January 30 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Chinese New Year Fireworks Display to be held at 8pm on January 30 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Chinese New Year Fireworks Display to be held at 8pm on January 30 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Employers, contractors and employees should be aware of electrical safety at work during rainstorms

As the rainstorm warning has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Labour Department (LD) reminds employers and contractors that they should adopt necessary work arrangements and take suitable safety measures to protect the safety of their employees when they are carrying out electrical work or handling electrical plant.

A spokesman for the LD said today (April 5) that employers and contractors should avoid assigning employees to carry out electrical work (such as electric arc welding work) or handle electrical plant at places affected by rainstorms, and should refer to the "Code of Practice in Times of Adverse Weather and 'Extreme Conditions'" and the "Guide on Safety at Work in times of Inclement Weather" issued by the LD.

Even if electrical work is carried out or electrical plant is handled at places not affected by a rainstorm, suitable safety measures must still be adopted to prevent an electric shock as the air would be more humid. Such measures include:

(i) Ensure that all live parts of an electrical installation are isolated from the power supply source and rendered dead, and the isolation from the power supply source must be maintained as long as electrical work is being carried out;

(ii) Before carrying out any electrical work or handling any electrical plant, cut off and lock out the power supply source, then test the circuit concerned to confirm that it is dead and display suitable warning notices, and issue a work permit thereafter;

(iii) Ensure that protective devices (such as suitable and adequate fuses and circuit breakers) for the electrical installations or electrical plant have been installed and maintained in good working order, and portable electric tools must be double-insulated or properly earthed;

(iv) Provide suitable personal protective equipment such as insulating gloves and insulating mats for employees; and

(v) If live electrical work is unavoidable, a comprehensive risk assessment should be conducted by a competent person and the appropriate safety precautions should be taken to remove or properly control the electrical hazards involved before such work can proceed.

In addition, employees should co-operate with the employer or contractor to follow the safety instructions and use the safety equipment provided.

The LD has published guidebooks and leaflets on electrical work safety. These safety publications are available free from divisional offices of the department or can be downloaded from its website (www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/content2_8.htm).

Should there be any questions about occupational safety and health matters, please contact the Occupational Safety Officer of the LD at 2559 2297.

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