{"id":63222,"date":"2019-12-18T07:24:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T07:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=63222"},"modified":"2019-12-18T07:24:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T07:24:19","slug":"hong-kong-cancels-new-years-eve-fireworks-protest-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=63222","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Cancels New Year\u2019s Eve Fireworks Over Protest Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong has canceled its traditional New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks show over security concerns, the latest popular event to be scrapped in the Asian financial hub amid ongoing pro-democracy protests.<\/p>\n<p>The Hong Kong Tourism Board confirmed Wednesday that the fireworks show had been canceled and would be replaced by an enhanced version of the daily light show that plays over the city\u2019s iconic harbor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe HKTB places high importance on public safety of all events it organizes,\u201d the group said in a statement. \u201cIn view of the current situation in Hong Kong, we have decided to adopt a new format for this year\u2019s New Year Countdown event.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The group will have a light show above Victoria Harbor with additional pyrotechnics from the rooftops of participating buildings, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Violent Protests<\/p>\n<p>The Hong Kong Police Force had recommended abandoning the event over fears about holding a large-scale public event at a time when protests are still being planned, according to a police official who declined to be named. The demonstrations have turned violent on occasion in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The move was earlier reported by the South China Morning Post.<\/p>\n<p>The fireworks show is the latest in a long list of events torpedoed amid the city\u2019s ongoing political unrest, including major business conferences, races, big-ticket concerts and and a major music festival.<\/p>\n<p>The protests began in opposition to since-scrapped legislation that would have allowed extraditions from the city to mainland China, but have expanded into calls for greater democracy in the former British colony.<\/p>\n<p>Though unprecedented unrest over the last six months has tapered recently, it has severely damaged Hong Kong\u2019s economy. The tourism and retail sectors in particular have suffered as tourist arrivals plunge, events get postponed and many local residents stay home.<\/p>\n<p>(Updates with tourism board statement in third paragraph)<\/p>\n<p>To contact the reporter on this story: Iain Marlow in Hong Kong at imarlow1@bloomberg.net<\/p>\n<p>To contact the editors responsible for this story: Brendan Scott at bscott66@bloomberg.net, Karen Leigh<\/p>\n<p>For more articles like this, please visit us at\u00a0bloomberg.com<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong has canceled its traditional New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks show over security concerns, the latest popular event to be scrapped in the Asian financial hub amid ongoing pro-democracy protests. 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