Salaries are up for some, profits are rising for many, and fortune will be smiling on Hong Kong in the Lunar New Year - literally.
'We will use fireworks to create the facial expression of the God of Fortune,' said the head of the firm designing this year's Lunar New Year fireworks show.
'He can laugh, too - the sounds are made by a special chemical effect,' added Wilson Mao Wai-shing, chief executive officer of Hop Kee Pyrotechnics.
The January 30 show, which is costing more than $3 million to stage, will also feature fireworks shooting higher than ever before over Victoria Harbour.
'More fireworks will shoot 200 to 300 metres into the air. Even people from North Point and Hunghom will be able to see the display,' Mr Mao said.
The grand finale will feature 300 firecrackers.
