The 30th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest will stage 12 firework displays on September 7, 13, 21, 28 and October 1 and 5, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes announced at a press conference at Macau Tower yesterday.
According to an MGTO statement, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland and the 30th edition of the pyrotechnic extravaganza, for the first time MGTO has contracted a dozen companies to compete.
The 12 companies are from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, South Korea, the Chinese mainland, Malaysia, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, which will be blasting their fireworks into the night sky on six nights, two competitors each time.
Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes (centre), flanked by two senior MGTO officials, speaks to reporters at yesterday’s press conference at Macau Tower. Photo: MGTO
