Only in this way will we have a happy and peaceful New Year...... which will last for a long time
Text |Sea passengers.
After five years, tonight, the "Chinese New Year's Eve Fireworks Display" will be held over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
The so-called "Chinese New Year's Eve", of course, is calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, today is the last day of 2023, and tonight is the last night of 2023. Tomorrow is New Year's Day in 2024.
Here, I would also like to wish you a happy new year in advance!
The 12-minute show officially kicks off at 12 midnight on 31 December Photo: Hong Kong Tourism Board.
According to Hong Kong's Ta Kung Pao report, the Chinese New Year's Eve fireworks display will be the largest in years. It was the first welcome night for Hong Kong society to fully return to normal after the epidemic. "Everyone can finally celebrate the new year without social distancing."
Ta Kung Pao disclosed that whether it is Western food, Japanese restaurants, or some cafeterias, anyway, the places with a better view and can see the fireworks display have all been booked or are about to expire.
Close-up at Victoria Harbour**Fireworks Photo: Ta Kung Pao information.
The close-up fireworks in Victoria Harbour are a feature. This time, eight ships under the two local companies "Pearl of the Orient" and "Fu Fu Ferry" in Hong Kong have taken advantage of the business opportunity to launch themed flights. It is reported that "the reservation atmosphere is warm, and the relevant ferry tickets have been sold out last week".
In Uncle Hai's view, Hong Kong's excitement to welcome the 2024 New Year is not just a performance of a full return to normal after the epidemic. In fact, the reason why the Victoria Harbour fireworks show has not been staged for five years is because before the epidemic, Hong Kong's "legislative amendment turmoil" caused social chaos. I still remember the cancellation of the 2019 Victoria Harbour National Day Fireworks Display. However, at that time, many Hong Kong people were still looking forward to the Chinese New Year's Eve Victoria Harbour fireworks display at the end of 2019. It can be cancelled for various reasons, especially security reasons.
With the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the Hong Kong Chinese New Year's Eve fireworks display should have resumed long ago. But the epidemic hit. And this year's National Day, Hong Kong has resumed the National Day fireworks display.
At 9 p.m. on October 1, the much-anticipated bright fireworks bloomed in the sky over Victoria Harbour Photo: Yangcheng faction.
According to CCTV reports, with the theme of "Fuxing Hundred Industries to Celebrate the National Day, Yingju Huicheng Yao Xiangjiang", a total of 31,888 fireworks were set off, lasting about 23 minutes.
Uncle Hai also saw a relevant report from the Yangcheng Evening News, "Many foreign tourists also made a special trip to watch the fireworks, and the restaurants on both sides of Victoria Harbour with sea views were fully booked two weeks ago, which can be called 'hard to find'." Now, the Chinese New Year's Eve fireworks display is about to happen again.
This also confirms what John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said at the National Day fireworks display that watching fireworks on both sides of Victoria Harbour is a festive celebration for many Hong Kong citizens from childhood to adulthood, and it is also one of the world-famous symbols of Hong Kong. "Tonight's fireworks symbolize Hong Kong's return to normalcy after overcoming the difficult times, moving forward and striding towards a better future. ”
In Hong Kong, people are addicted to watching fireworks.
In fact, in the mainland, the same is true.
It is precisely for this reason that recently, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress reviewed the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the "Regulations on the Safety Management of Fireworks and Firecrackers" and other laws and administrative regulations
There is no comprehensive prohibition on the sale and discharge of fireworks that meet quality standards. ”
With regard to the issue of a complete ban on sales and burning, there are differences in understanding, and it is difficult to enforce in practice, so it should be revised in accordance with the spirit of the provisions of the higher-level law. ”
On Chinese New Year's Eve, January 21, 2023, people set off fireworks in the Xiangjiang community in Pingshan Town, Hezhang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province (drone**) Photo: Xinhua News Agency.
Such a judgment has won a lot of applause from the first.
In Uncle Hai's view, there is no problem in demarcating places where fireworks are prohibited in metropolises or crowded places or specific areas. However, if the forbidden area is expanded indefinitely, the flavor of the New Year will be much lighter.
As written in a recent article by the People's Commentary
China's vast territory and the actual situation at the provincial, municipal, and county levels are very different, which determines that some specific policies and local regulations cannot be the same. ”
In some places, it should not have been banned but has been banned in recent years, and the people are looking forward to lifting the ban for a long time.
When the judgment of the National People's Working Committee was introduced, I saw that the stock prices of some companies involved in fireworks were in the first place.
However, Uncle Hai personally believes that "banning" and "release" should still be done according to the law at the time and place. Improving and strengthening the filing and review system is the key to this.
Since the beginning of 2023, some places have changed the phrase "prohibiting fireworks" to "restricting fireworks". So, in fact, it is necessary to make a more scientific and reasonable judgment on where and when to ban fireworks.
Setting off fireworks and firecrackers on the occasion of the Chinese New Year is a long-standing traditional folk custom of the Chinese nation. In recent years, new ways to play such as electronic fireworks have also appeared from time to time.
Hebei Zhengding's 2018 electronic fireworks show Figure: Hebei Channel of People's Daily Online.
Recently, a ** has been circulating on the Internet-
A Malaysian Chinese tour guide told tourists from China on the tour bus that in those days, during the Spring Festival, local Chinese would also set off fireworks. The Malaysian police tend to intervene.
But now, with the growing strength of China and the increasing attention of Chinese culture in some Southeast Asian countries, the Malaysian police no longer blindly interfere with the Chinese fireworks, but do a good job of "service", that is, to predict the fireworks area, and do some management and danger prevention measures in advance.
With the arrival of New Year's Day and Spring Festival, I always feel that we can feel more fireworks in various places this year. But at the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to the areas where fireworks are prohibited and to be law-abiding citizens. Only in this way will we have a happy and peaceful New Year...... which will last for a long time