20th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest to be held September 13, 24, 20, 27 and October 1

The 20th Macau International Fireworks Displays Contest is to be held on September 13, 24, 20, 27 and October 1 at the sea area in front of the Macau Tower.

The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, organized by the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), has always been an important event. This year Wynn Macau will again be the title sponsor for the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest.

As two dates of the contest, September 14 and October 1 fall on the Mid Autumn Festival and China’s National Day, teams from Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia and China will deploy their skills to add extra sparkle to the celebrations.

This year again, each participating team is requested to complement their display with music to enthrall the audience with a light and sound spectacular. To enhance the enjoyment, the organizer will install sound systems at the waterfront of the Macau Tower Outdoor Plaza, at the Macau Tower Street seaside and at the square in front of Kun Iam Statue on Ave. Dr Sun Yat Sen so that the public can enjoy synchronized music to the spectacular displays.

The contest this year will feature ten teams from Germany, Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Chinese Taiwan, the Philippines, France, Australia and China.

Tamaya Art Pyro Technics from Japan won the championship in the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest in 2004 and 2005. They employ the latest techniques in producing fireworks and perform more than 150 fireworks shows a year in China, the United States and Europe.

Brezac-Artifices from France is no stranger to the fireworks display contest and won the championship in 2006. Established in 1965, the company  has been very active in France since the 80’s and in recent years has added multimedia elements to their fireworks shows.

Macedo & Companhia Pirotecnia, Lda. of Portugal, who won the contest in 2000, was listed on the Guinness Book of World Records for launching the largest fireworks display consisting of 66,326 fireworks shells on December 31, 2006.

This year, MGTO has increased the production subsidy and cash prizes to the fireworks teams. The production subsidy has been raised from US$17,500 to US$20,000. The cash prize for the winner has increased from US$6,000 to US$8,000, while prizes to the first and second runners-up have increased from US$3,200 to US$4,000, and from US$1,800 to US$2,500 respectively.

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