The 23rd Macau International Fireworks Display
Contest, organized by the Macau Government Tourist Office, will be
held on 10, 12, 17, 24 September and 1 October 2011 at the sea
area in front of the Macau Tower.
Nine out of the ten teams
this year have taken part in the Fireworks Display Contest in
Macau before. Among which, a number of them won prizes and the
team from Japan is a four-time champion.
Director of MGTO, João Manuel Costa Antunes,
said "I am confident that the
ten breathtaking fireworks displays will thrill the spectators'
senses of sight and sound, creating wonderful memories for
citizens and visitors alike."
Among the five nights of
fireworks display contest, 12 September falls on Mid-Autumn
Festival and 1 October is China's National Day. Teams from France
and China will deploy their skills on China's National Day to add
extra sparkle to the celebrations.
Each participating team
is requested again this year 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. Spectators are also able to listen
to live music of the fireworks displays through Radio Macau's live
broadcast at FM100.7.
In past years, world-renowned
pyrotechnic companies have participated in the Macau International
Fireworks Display Contest. The contest this year features teams
from the Canada, Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, Austria, Chinese
Taiwan, the Philippines, Portugal, France and China. Among which,
the team from Canada will make its Macau debut.
A number of
the teams participating in the contest this year are veterans of
the event. Teams from Japan, China, the Philippines and Korea, who
scored the top four prizes last year, will revisit Macau to vie
for the contest again.
Tamaya Kitahara Fireworks from
Japan, who possesses unique technique to produce firework shells
which are perfectly spherical, is a four-time champion that is
sure to
gain the applause of the spectators again.
Other teams are
no pushovers. Brezac Aftifices from France won twice the laurel in
its three attempts while the team from Chinese Taiwan won once in
its five attempts. Panda Fireworks Group from China, who
won the second prize last year, has also set eye on the champion
trophy.
Sirius Pyrotechnics from Canada is a new comer to
the contest. Performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of
the Winter Olympics 2010 in Canada last year, Sirius Pyrotechnics
is a famous fireworks company that specializes in large scale
pyrotechnic production.
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