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LCSD to hold 2022 Mid-Autumn Lantern Displays from Sept 7

Photo shows a 7-meter-high lantern entitled "Happy Duo under the Full Moon", crafted by local paper craft master Hui Ka-hung and featuring a Chinese vessel with LCSD mascots Enggie Pup and Artti Kitty on board. (HK govt)

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will hold the 2022 Mid-Autumn Lantern Displays from September 7 to 12 to enhance the festive atmosphere and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Various sets of mid-autumn lantern decorations will be displayed at three venues, namely Victoria Park, Tung Chung Man Tung Road Park and Tai Po Waterfront Park. Meanwhile, the lighting installation named "Hugs without Distance", which is now being displayed at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, will run until September 25. Members of the public are welcome to visit the displays.

The lit-up time of the decorations at the above venues will be from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. every evening and it will be extended to midnight on the mid-autumn day (Sept. 10). In view of COVID-19, there will be no performances or fringe activities.

Photo shows the lighting installation named "Hugs without Distance", which is now being displayed at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, will run until September 25. (HK govt)

The illuminated art installation "Hugs without Distance" is now on display at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza. It was created by local artist Ken Lo and is based on the concept of "more hugs". Two rabbit installations have been set up at the pools, with the rabbits facing each other and surrounded by heart-shaped light boxes with illumination effects. The creation of "Hugs without Distance" also extends to a public engagement activity, in which members of the public can create their own "Hugs without Distance" through photographing anyone or anything they want to hug, or download the "Hugs without Distance" graphic designed by the artist for coloring in.

The illuminated lantern installation "Moon Story" at Victoria Park is the highlight of the displays. 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. Ltd, with the support of the Department of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 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.

"Moon Story" consists of three spherical lanterns, ranging from 3 meters to 4.5m tall, brought together with the iconic appearance of a full moon on a hilltop and a hopping rabbit. With lighting and color effects, the display depicts the heart-warming scene of the rabbit with the moon. The "Moon Story" illuminated lantern installation will be on display until September 25.

Photo shows the lantern decorations at Tung Chung Man Tung Road Park, offering visitors blissful scenes with vast swaths of flowers. (HK govt)

Other colorful 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 LCSD mascots Enggie Pup and Artti Kitty on board. 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.

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 colorful lanterns featuring birds, flowers and a baby panda collection.

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, symbolizing reunions and togetherness among family and friends.

Photo shows the lantern decorations at Tai Po Waterfront Park, featuring themes of "Round" and "Union" to symbolize reunions and togetherness among family and friends. (HK govt)

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