Two fireworks teams from Malaysia and the Philippines raised the curtain on the 30th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest themed as “Double Celebrations for Macau” on Saturday night with their performances. Thousands of spectators watched the rival displays.
Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes joined other guests to officiate at the opening ceremony of the pyrotechnic contest at the Outdoor Plaza of Macau Tower. The Fireworks Carnival and the 4th Macau International Lantern Festival were also unveiled on Saturday night to add colour to the annual competition.
In addressing the opening ceremony, Senna Fernandes noted that the 12 firework shows are choreographed to “Light your fire”, the top-prize-winning song in last year’s Songwriting Contest, as one of their background music scores, while the top entry of the last Trophy Design Contest is featured as the design of the trophies that will be awarded to the winners of the 30th Macao International Fireworks Display Contest.
These two handout photos provided by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday show the rival fireworks displays by Malaysia (top) and the Philippines.
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