PRESS RELEASE
Royal Visit
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1986
6 899 FIREWORKS SHELLS FOR ROYAL SPECTACULAR
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A TOTAL OF 6 899 FIREWORKS SHELLS WILL BE SET OFF DURING THE ROYAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 22) EVENING TO MARK THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.
THE FIREWORKS WILL BE FIRED FROM THREE BARGES IN VICTORIA HARBOUR BETWEEN THE WAN CHAI AND CAUSEWAY BAY WATERFRONTS, FROM THE SAME AREA USED FOR RECENT LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS,
THE 25-MINUTE SHOW, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM. WILL FEATURE JAPANESE, CHINESE, AMERICAN AND BRITISH FIREWORKS.
THE SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE
JAPAN FIREWORKS ARTISTS ASSOCIATION.
THE MAIN PARTY OF FIREWORKS TECHNICIANS WILL FLY IN FROM JAPAN TOMORROW AND GO TO THE STORAGE AREA AT GREEN ISLAND ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 21) TO PREPARE THE FIREWORKS FOR THE DISPLAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROYAL FIREWORKS:
(1)
THE JAPANESE FIREWORKS TECHNICIANS, DRESSED IN COLOURFUL HAPPY-COATS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS, WILL ARRIVE AT KAI TAK AT 9.30 PM TOMORROW ON JAL FLIGHT 001. THE ADVISER OF THE JAPAN FIREWORKS ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, MR SANDY OGAWA, WILL BE PRESENT.
(2) THE ASSEMBLY OF THE FIREWORKS WILL TAKE PLACE AT GREEN
ISLAND ON TUESDAY. A LAUNCH WILL LEAVE BLAKE PIER. CENTRAL, AT 9.15 AM TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO GREEN ISLAND,
TRAFFIC PLAN FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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SPECIAL TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 22) EVENING AS HUGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON THERE WILL BE SPECIAL PEDESTRIAN-ONLY AREAS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO VIEW THE FIREWORKS FROM
VANTAGES POINTS.
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