Hong Kong Lunar New Year Parade is restarting this year after a pause of 5 years

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Hong Kong Dragon Dance group parading on Nathan Road, 2018. File Photo

The Hong Kong Lunar New Year parade which used to come up yearly will be back after a five-year pause as the result of the civil unrest in the city and COVID-19 pandemic.

The organisers have made a statement that this year's event will be made up of the largest-ever number of performing groups from overseas.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced on Thursday that the event would take place on 10th of February which is the first day of the Year of the Dragon with around 150,000 spectators expected. The tourists would contribute at least 30 per cent of the attendants, it was said.

The Tourism board said the event would feature 16 international performance groups and 13 local ones. Acts taking part will include Japanese female pop dance group Avantgardey, Spain’s the Light Dancers and German troupe the Universe of Lights.

The parade route along Tsim Sha Tsui is the same as before. It would begin from the Hong Kong Cultural Center, along Canton Road, Haiphong Road and Nathan Road and finish up at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel, the organizer's said.

中斷五年的香港農曆新年花車巡遊今年重新舉行

過去每年舉行的香港農曆新年遊行，因香港內亂和新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 大流行而暫停五年後，將再次舉行。

主辦單位表示，今年的活動將有有史以來數量最多的海外表演團體組成。

香港旅遊發展局週四宣布，該活動將於2月10日龍年第一天舉行，預計將有約15萬名觀眾。 據稱，遊客將佔服務人員的至少30%。

旅遊局表示，此次活動將有 16 個國際表演團體和 13 個本地表演團體參加。 參與演出的藝人包括日本女子流行舞蹈團體 Avantgardey、西班牙的 Light Dancers 和德國樂團 Universe of Lights。

沿著尖沙咀的遊行路線與以往相同。 主辦單位表示，活動將從香港文化中心開始，沿著廣東道、海防道和彌敦道，最終到達香港喜來登酒店。