New Year．New World – Hong Kong Countdown Celebrations

New Year．New World – Hong Kong Countdown Celebrations

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This New Year’s Eve, join the throngs of cheering revellers along Hong Kong’s waterfront and usher in 2014 with a world-class bang!

The resplendent Victoria Harbour is the belle of the ball for Hong Kong’s spectacular New Year countdown. A party atmosphere reigns supreme as an eight-minute pyromusical display lights up the skies above the iconic Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Whether you watch it from a boat on the water, a view point on land, or on-high in a skyscraper, it’s definitely worth planning early to ensure a prime spot!

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Date:: 31 December 2013
Time:: Shooting Stars – 11pm to 11:45pm
Pyrotechnics – Midnight
Venue:: Victoria Harbour
Admission:: Free

When the clock ticks down to midnight, you’ll want to have your viewing spot firmly staked out and your loved ones close as Victoria Harbour erupts in an eight-minute heart-pounding pyromusical. Starting on the water and moving landwards, the spectacle of light and sound will envelop the city’s skyscrapers around the iconic Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Wish Upon a Star

Make a wish upon a shooting star and get your New Year off to a great start. Beginning at 11pm at 15 minute intervals, rooftops around the harbour will emit a series of ‘shooting stars’. So, when you see them, make a wish and it just might come true!

Road closures take effect from 6.30pm so make sure you’re in place early.

The Hong Kong New Year Countdown will be a breathtaking display that will bring out the dramatic beauty of Victoria Harbour and the city’s renowned skyline. So, you’ll definitely want to pick a good spot to take in the show. Here are some suggestions:

Kowloon

Along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront

How to get there

MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Exit J, and follow the signs to a spot between the Avenue of Stars and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Hong Kong Island

The New Central Harbourfront

How to get there

MTR Central Station, Exit A, turn right and take the covered walkway to the Star Ferry pier and turn right to the promenade. It’s about a 10-minute walk.
MTR Admiralty Station, Exit A, turn left to Harcourt Road and take the footbridge. Walk through Tamar Park towards the promenade. It’s about a 10-mimute walk.

Area around Central piers 9 and 10

How to get there

MTR Hong Kong Station, Exit E1. Walk through ifc mall to Central piers.

Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai

How to get there

MTR Wan Chai Station, Exit A5. Follow the signs to Golden Bauhinia Square by the covered walkway. It’s about a 15-minute walk.

Victoria Harbour

Experience the spectacle from the deck of a New Year countdown cruise.

Remarks: As extensive road closures in the Tsim Sha Tsui area are anticipated from 6:30pm onwards on the day of the event, visitors are advised to arrive at the above vantage points early.