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1. News - Hong Kong

   Vessels must be safe at Lunar New Year fireworks, Marine officials say

   Posted Jan 17th 2013, 12:00am by JOANNA CHIU

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lunar New Year fireworks Joanna Chiu Joanna.chiu@scmp.com The Marine Department chief pledged to enlarge its patrols and increase safety awareness initiatives during the Lunar New Year fireworks display and the coming fog season. "The Lamma incident was a tragedy," director of Marine Francis Liu Hon-por said of the fatal collision ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1129613/vessels-must-be-safe-lunar-new-year-fireworks-marine-officials-say
2. News - Hong Kong - LUNAR NEW YEAR

   Tens of thousands turn out for Lunar New Year fireworks

   Posted Feb 11th 2013, 07:57pm by JOANNA CHIU, LO WEI, Christy Choi

   ... News Hong Kong Lunar New Year 2013 Joanna Chiu, Lo Wei and Christy Choi In a puff of fire and smoke, the Dragon gives way to the Snake The Year of the Snake hit the city with a bang last ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1148132/tens-thousands-turn-out-lunar-new-year-fireworks
3. News - China

   I nose what to do with this snake... Performer snorts reptile

   Posted Feb 11th 2013, 06:00pm by Staff Reporter

   ... News China Lunar New Year 2013 Staff reporter Most people celebrate Chinese New Year by watching a fireworks display or a lion dance. However, this performer decided to welcome the New Year by inserting a live snake through his nose before pulling it out of his mouth during a performance at the Ditan Temple Fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing on February 9, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1148066/i-nose-what-do-snake-performer-snorts-reptile
4. News - Asia - LUNAR NEW YEAR

   Asia greets Year of Snake with raucous celebrations

   Posted Feb 10th 2013, 03:09pm by AFP

   ... in Taipei. People also rushed to lotto booths to buy special Lunar New Year lottery tickets with a jackpot of Tw$200 million (HK$52 million). In Sydney, fireworks overnight announced the Lunar New ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1147396/asia-greets-year-snake-raucous-celebrations
5. News - China

   Migrant mainland workers' happy homecoming

   Posted Feb 15th 2013, 12:00am

   ... on their annual migration to spend the Lunar New Year with their loved ones, in Henan province. Armed with a camera and a microphone, I am going along. Yuan and Zhang are two of what the China Labour ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1150300/migrant-mainland-workers-happy-homecoming
6. News - Hong Kong - LUNAR NEW YEAR

   Hundreds of thousands turn out for Lunar New Year fireworks

   Posted Feb 12th 2013, 12:00am by STAFF

   ... rang out and the smoke cleared, the crowds moved back into the city. Pollution fears dampen Beijing's Lunar New Year firework displays ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1148286/hundreds-thousands-turn-out-lunar-new-year-fireworks
7. News - Hong Kong - FESTIVAL

   Parade to offer all singing, all dancing hello to Year of the Snake

   Posted Feb 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Christy Choi

   ... floats and performing groups from 14 countries will take part in the Chinese New Year Night Parade in Tsim Sha Tsui next Sunday. Cathay Pacific and the Jockey Club will use LED and LCD displays ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1142178/parade-offer-all-singing-all-dancing-hello-year-snake
8. News - Hong Kong

   Psy, in laser form, will welcome in New Year

   Posted Feb 01st 2013, 12:00am by JOANNA CHIU

   ... News Hong Kong Psy Lunar New Year 2013 laser rendition Joanna Chiu joanna.chiu@scmp.com A laser rendition of South Korean rapper Psy, dancing to fireworks set to the beats of his hit song Gangnam Style , will welcome the Year of the Snake at the Lunar New Year fireworks display on February 11. "The horse-riding dance symbolises Hong Kong's unchanged spirit," said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1140501/psy-laser-form-will-welcome-new-year
9. News - China - Shanghai

   Fireworks send Shanghai pollution levels soaring again

   Posted Feb 14th 2013, 11:53am by Ernest Kao

   ... Following the eve of Spring Festival fireworks on Sunday, the city’s PM2.5 levels doubled to 523 after the celebratory firecrackers deluged the city in particles and dust.       ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1149998/fireworks-send-shanghai-pollution-levels-soaring-again
10. Comment - Insight & Opinion - WHAT THE MAINLAND MEDIA SAY

    Revellers in face masks setting off fireworks sparks rethink of ritual

    Posted Feb 17th 2013, 12:00am by Raymond Li

    ... including Guangzhou, Zhengzhou and Dalian cancelled Lunar New Year fireworks displays, largely due to air pollution concerns. But the Yangtze Evening News argued that even if fireworks were not used ...

    http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1151928/revellers-face-masks-setting-fireworks-sparks-rethink-ritual

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