Fireworks

Is it time to scrap National Day fireworks for good?

1 May 2013

The government's decision to cancel the National Day fireworks has alarmed some in the tourism trade while also sparking a debate over whether the display should ever take place again.

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Our celebrations need not always go off with a bang

22 Apr 2013

It is supposed to be a day of celebration. But last year, National Day turned to tragedy in Hong Kong when two ferries collided, claiming the lives of 39 people - including eight children.

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Letters to the Editor, March 18, 2013

18 Mar 2013

After studying how the topic has been discussed over the last 20 plus years, I realise that, like what the experts say about grief over a lost loved one, there are five stages Hongkongers have...

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Hundreds of thousands turn out for Lunar New Year fireworks

12 Feb 2013

The Year of the Snake hit the city with a bang last night with 4.5 tonnes of explosives fired off in the fireworks display above Victoria Harbour. About 340,000 people watched the fireworks at the...

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Briefs, February 12, 2013

12 Feb 2013

Tibetans in the region around Xiahe, Gansu province, which has been a focus of self-immolation protests against Beijing's rule, marked a low-key Tibetan New Year yesterday, with many saying...

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China Digest, February 12, 2013

12 Feb 2013

Travel agencies in Jiangsu say their business has suffered after the central government waived highway tolls during the Lunar New Year holiday.

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Asia greets Year of Snake with raucous celebrations

A billion-plus Asians ushered in the Year of the Snake on Sunday with a cacophony of fireworks, after a Chinese televised gala featuring megastars including Celine Dion kicked off a week of...

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Briefs, February 8, 2013

The high-profile Beihai "four lawyers" perjury case came to an end on Wednesday as prosecutors dropped the charge against the last defendant, Guangxi lawyer Yang Zaixin, Caixin magazine reported...

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

Thirty-six floats and performing groups from 14 countries will take part in the Chinese New Year Night Parade in Tsim Sha Tsui next Sunday.

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Illegal fireworks blamed for deadly blast

Chinese authorities say a truck that exploded and caused an elevated stretch of highway to collapse, killing 10 people, was loaded with holiday fireworks that were illegally produced and...

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26 killed in bridge collapse after fireworks truck explodes on Henan highway

At least 26 people were killed when a truck carrying fireworks exploded and destroyed part of an elevated highway in central China's Henan province, state media reported on Friday.

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GERMAN BUNDESLIGA

Flare incident at Bundesliga match renews security debate in Germany

After hooligans forced a Bundesliga game to be delayed by throwing lit flares at the weekend, Germany coach Joachim Loew is leading the call for tighter security measures in stadiums.

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