Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebrations Welcome 2022 with the First-Ever Arts Spectacular across Victoria Harbour

TORONTO and HONG KONG, Dec. 31, 2021 /CNW/ - Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbour lit up exceptionally bright as the city rings in 2022, taking its thriving art scene right to the global centre stage.

At 11:59pm on December 31, 2021, the 65.8-metre-tall LED facade of M+, Asia's first global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District, was transformed into a countdown clock, which travelled across the rich cityscape of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebrations Welcome 2022 with the First-Ever Arts Spectacular across Victoria Harbour

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Hong Kong rang in 2022 with an arts spectacular highlighted by a special edition of A Symphony of Lights, which lit up the city’s iconic skyline with searchlights, lasers and pyrotechnic effects. (CNW Group/Hong Kong Tourism Board)

Hong Kong rang in 2022 with an arts spectacular highlighted by a special edition of A Symphony of Lights, which lit up the city’s iconic skyline with searchlights, lasers and pyrotechnic effects. (CNW Group/Hong Kong Tourism Board)

Hong Kong’s flagship orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, performed in synchrony with the stunning A Symphony of Lights in an outdoor concert in the West Kowloon Cultural District for the live and global audiences. (CNW Group/Hong Kong Tourism Board)

Hong Kong rang in 2022 with an arts spectacular highlighted by a special edition of A Symphony of Lights, which lit up the city’s iconic skyline with searchlights, lasers and pyrotechnic effects. (CNW Group/Hong Kong Tourism Board)

Hong Kong’s flagship orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, performed in synchrony with the stunning A Symphony of Lights in an outdoor concert in the West Kowloon Cultural District for the live and global audiences. (CNW Group/Hong Kong Tourism Board)

The facade of M+ was turned into a countdown clock and displayed the numerals “2022” when the clock struck midnight. (CNW Group/Hong Kong Tourism Board)

Once the clock struck midnight, a special edition of the multimedia show A Symphony of Lights cast a dazzling array of visual effects across Hong Kong's famous skyline complemented by rooftop pyrotechnics and lighting effects launched at various elevations, along with New Year's greetings in 15 different languages on the M+ Facade, sending sincere blessings to the rest of the world. 

The dazzling light art extravaganza across the harbour was synchronised with energetic, jubilant music performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the city's flagship orchestra, in an outdoor concert in the West Kowloon Cultural District. 

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• The video footage and photos of Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebrations can be downloaded from 1 January 2022, 03:00 Hong Kong Time (31 December 2021 GMT 19:00). Media interested in broadcasting the event may download the material from the link below.
  
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SOURCE Hong Kong Tourism Board

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