Hong Kong cancels famous New Year's Eve fireworks amid protest fears

The New Year's Eve midnight fireworks display, famously known for lighting up Hong Hong's iconic skyline, has been cancelled amid safety concerns.

It also said that a $HK4 million online lotto will be drawn at midnight to keep people interested in the countdown to 2020.The decision to cancel the annual event, which attracts hundreds of thousands of New Year's revellers, was made after organisers ofwould be held to mark the first day of January.

HongKong is very safe as long as HongKongPolice don’t fire tear gas and arrest citizens that celebrates on the street

Fireworks is unsafe, but tear gas is safe? (Photo credit: Apple Daily)

And this is what hkpolice did for return.

HongKongers are having fun doing their low cost firework photo. Just 7 minutes beginning of 2020, the police added smoke effect with tear gas. 😃

What type of democracy do the Hong Kong protestors want?

HKPoliceTerrorism HKPoliceTerrorists CHINAZI

With some hindsight, seems the safety concern is legitimate, but the safety issue was really drive by Hong Kong Police. The first thing Hong Kong people saw in 2020, Happy New Year by HK Police👇

No point to celebrate if the future of discontented HK people is uncertain.

BoscoWo42122490 LiberateHongKong RevolutionOfOurTimes

Hong Kong New Year !!! China Bad Year!!!

Brutal suppression from HKPoliceTerrorists continues.... HKPoliceState StandWithHongKong

And instead, HongKong govt organised a lucky draw but the server was so bad that it went down during the last few hours. Civilians' info obtained would be sent to Huawei server in CCPChina . Incompetent in governing, competent in selling HKers' interest - this is HK govt.

ccccchp_ If the gvnt fear their civilians, wt can we classify this regime? hongkong ppl only ask the liars fullfill wt they said, then they sent HKPoliceTerrorists to damage public order. Below are the answer from bxllshit ccp.

Safety concern when Hong Kong police attacked you arbitrarily

When one million or two millions people on the street,.no violence happened even the ambulance can pass through. But the police come and. ......

Irony when people have to see full street of riot police and brutality during all festivals. HongKong NewYearChallenge

Commissar Lamb wishes to avoid the scene that the crowd shouts ‘Free Hong Kong Revolution Now’ following the New Year fireworks spreading all over the world. Still we will. Happy New Year and enjoy your final days, Carrie! StandWithHongKong 光復香港時代革命

Irony.

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