New Years Eve in Hong Kong

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Event: Hong Kong’s New Year Countdown Celebrations (除夕倒數煙火匯演)
Date: 01 Jan, 2009

Thousands of spectators gathering along both sides of Victoria Harbour for Hong Kong’s New Year Countdown Celebrations. As the clock strikes the midnight hour, a pyrotechnics show will be launched from Two ifc and nine other landmark buildings on Hong Kong island to illuminate the glamourous Victoria Harbour, signifying a bright and hopeful New Year for Hong Kong and the world.

The event sequence as follows:

1. Event Sequence of the Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebration on Dec 31, 2008:

10:57:00 : Countdown Ceremony officiated by Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

10:59:00 : Countdown to 2009, 60-sec numerical countdown by LED lights with pyrotechnic display effects on the façade of Two ifc;

11:05:00 : Hong Kong Welcomes 2009 with Spectacular Display. Continue with a 5-minute brilliant pyrotechnical show on 10 landmark buildings on Hong Kong island, orchestrated by special theme song written and produced by award winning Hong Kong musician Mr Peter Kam.

External Links:

• Hong Kong’s New Year Countdown Celebrations info and Photo Gallery.
• A Symphony of Lights New Year Countdown info and Photo Gallery.
  

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Pyrotechnic fireworks on the rooftop of A Symphony of Two International Finance Centre
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Event: A Symphony of Lights New Year Countdown 2007 (幻彩詠香江 除夕倒數 2007)
Date: from 31 Dec., 2007 to 1 Jan, 2008
Equipment: Canon 40D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM

Hong Kong: To celebrate the new year of 2008, on 31 December 2007, A Symphony of Lights added with pyrotechnic fireworks on the rooftop of participating buildings of both sides of the habour on the new year's eve of 2007. This special show begins at 23:43. At the last 20 seconds before entering the year of 2008 (23:59:40), Two International Finance Centre will start to fire pyrotechnic fireworks from the outer walls which face to the Victoria Harbour. At the moment of year 2008 comes (24:00:00), 16 of the participating buildings of both sides of the habour will also have themed pyrotechnic show with Two International Finance Centre for 2 minutes to celebrate the new year arrives.


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Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-071218-181355

Event: Light of the World (世界的光)
Place: Statue Square, Central (中環 皇后像廣場)
Equipment: Canon 40D, Sigma 10-22mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM lens

The lower left is the tallest building, International Finance Centre Tower 2 (國際金融中心二期) in Hong Kong.

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Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS
Place: International Finance Centre Tower 2 (國際金融中心二期), Central, Hong Kong

International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as "ifc") is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District

A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, it consists of two skyscrapers, the ifc mall, and the 40-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the tallest building in Hong Kong, usurping the place once occupied by Central Plaza. - Quote from wikipedia.

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Location: Two IFC, Central
Canon EOS 20D, EF 17-40mm 4L @ 20mm, f/9.0, 1/160 sec, ISO 100
Photoshop: Resize, USM

Photo Friday submission for "Somber"

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