![]() It was created by local artist Ken Lo and is based on the concept of "more hugs". In addition, the illuminated art installation "Hugs without Distance" is on display at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza. The lantern decorations in Tai Po Waterfront Park with themes of "Round" and "Union" at attractive spots such as the pond, the lawn and the Spiral Lookout Tower will include a large-scale revolving lantern, lanterns featuring wishing paper cranes, paper boats and sky lanterns, symbolising reunions and togetherness among family and friends. The lantern decorations at Tung Chung Man Tung Road Park, with a theme of "Floral Wishes in Cheery Pitches", will offer visitors blissful scenes with vast swaths of flowers and five groups of colourful lanterns featuring birds, flowers and a baby panda collection. Also enhancing the celebratory atmosphere will be lanterns made by primary and secondary students, a revolving lantern featuring horses and the moon, and lanterns about childhood memories and the 12 zodiac signs. Other colourful lantern decorations to be displayed at Victoria Park include a 7m-high lantern, entitled "Happy Duo under the Full Moon", crafted by local paper craft master Hui Ka-hung and featuring a Chinese vessel with Leisure and Cultural Services Department mascots Enggie Pup and Artti Kitty on board. The "Moon Story" illuminated lantern installation will be on display until 25th September. With lighting and colour effects, the display depicts the heart-warming scene of the rabbit with the moon. ![]() "Moon Story" consists of three spherical lanterns, ranging from 3 metres to 4.5m tall, brought together with the iconic appearance of a full moon on a hilltop and a hopping rabbit. The work fuses the traditional craftsmanship of Sichuan's Zigong lanterns and modern art to tell the ancient story of the moon festival, enhancing the cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Sichuan. Ltd, with the support of the Department of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The installation has been created, designed and co-ordinated by a local team from Ida Sze's Ida&Billy Architects and it was produced by the China Performing Arts Agency in collaboration with Zigong Haitian Culture Co. ![]() The illuminated lantern installation "Moon Story" at Victoria Park is the highlight of the displays. The Mid-Autumn Lantern Displays are under the exclusive sponsorship of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), and are among the many initiatives supported by the HKJC's approved donation of HK$630 million to the Government of the HKSAR to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR. In view of the COVID-19 situation there will be no performances or fringe activities. The lit-up time of the decorations at the above venues will be from 6.30pm to 11pm every evening and it will be extended to midnight on the mid-autumn day (10th September). Meanwhile, the lighting installation named "Hugs without Distance" is on display at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza until 25th September. Various sets of mid-autumn lantern decorations will be displayed at three venues, namely Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Tung Chung Man Tung Road Park and Tai Po Waterfront Park. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will hold the 2022 Mid-Autumn Lantern Displays from 7th to 12th September to enhance the festive atmosphere and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Scale of activities reduced owing to COVID-19 pandemic
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