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Hong Kong rings in New Year with first-ever arts spectacular across Victoria Harbour

Starting on New Year’s Eve, the 65.8-metre-tall LED facade of M+ will showcase a sweeping, high-contrast visual tale

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 30 Dec 2021 6:00PM

Hong Kong rings in New Year with first-ever arts spectacular across Victoria Harbour
Hong Kong skyline featuring the M+ facade in West Kowloon. – Kevin Mak/Herzog & de Meuron pic, December 30, 2021

HONG Kong will usher in the New Year with a dazzling light art extravaganza. It will feature radiant lights along the entire Victoria Harbour waterfront and the city’s flagship Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. There will also be the New Year countdown lights on the recently opened M+.

Starting on New Year’s Eve, the 65.8-metre-tall LED facade of M+, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture, will showcase a sweeping, high-contrast visual tale. It is created by talented local digital artists as a homage to the city’s various landmarks, neighbourhoods, and vibrant arts and culture scene.

A screenshot of the countdown to be screened on the M+. – HKTB pic
A screenshot of the countdown to be screened on the M+. – HKTB pic

M+ will be transformed into a countdown clock. It will travel across the rich cityscape of Hong Kong during the final minute of 2021, before eventually splashing the numerals “2022” and New Year’s greetings across its screen as the clock strikes midnight.

Beneath the bright lights of the prominent skyscrapers ringing in the New Year along Victoria Harbour, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will perform energetic, jubilant music for a global audience in an outdoor concert in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

The city’s flagship orchestra won the Gramophone Orchestra of the Year award in 2019.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. – Ka Lam / HK Phil pic
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. – Ka Lam / HK Phil pic

The Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebrations can be viewed live on  HKTB’s YouTube channel.

For more information about the Hong Kong New Year Countdown Celebrations, visit https://www.discoverhongkong.com/countdown. – The Vibes, December 30, 2021

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