Hong Kong is facing a not-so-happy New Year, with annual fireworks display, parade both cancelled

Hong Kong is bracing for a bleak New Year, with the annual countdown fireworks display over Victoria Harbour and the iconic parade in February both cancelled due to a new wave of coronavirus infections.The Hong Kong Tourism Board revealed the cancellations on Friday, making 2021 the second year in a row that the city would miss out on the usually lavish annual celebrations.Last year’s countdown fireworks and the 2020 Lunar New Year parade were both held in much diminished form due to the threat…

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