China News Service, Hong Kong, December 4th. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced on the 4th that the fourth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has struck. In consideration of social distancing, there will be no New Year’s fireworks countdown on both sides of the Victoria Harbour this year. activity.
The HKTB stated that under the premise of fighting the epidemic together, there will be different new arrangements for a number of major events of the HKTB.
This year, there will be no New Year's fireworks countdown on both sides of the Victoria Harbour.
For the "Hong Kong Colorful Winter Parade" event originally scheduled to be held from December 4th to January 3rd next year, there will be no Christmas tree erected in Statue Square in Central, but a virtual version of the Christmas Town will be launched, where citizens and tourists can stay at home Learn different types of handcrafts, such as making Christmas wreaths and candle holders.
As for another large-scale event "Chinese New Year Celebration", the HKTB stated that in the "New Year International Parade", many famous teams from all over the world came to Hong Kong in the past. However, due to the epidemic, there are still restrictions on entry and it is currently difficult to invite outside teams. Come to Hong Kong to perform.
Therefore, after careful consideration, it has been decided that the 2021 "Chinese New Year Celebration" will not hold a float parade, but we are conceiving an event combining "online + offline".
The Tourism Board pointed out that it has adjusted its strategy earlier and used the “online + offline” model to hold the “Hong Kong Wine and Dine Parade”. The event has received a good response. The “Online Master Class” has so far accumulated close to 500,000 people. Hotels and restaurants that seldom participated in activities also reported that the sales volume of takeaway packages was better than expected.
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