CNY night parade to be staged tonight

The Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade will be held from 8 pm to 9.45 pm on Saturday (Feb. 10) in Tsim Sha Tsui, the Tourism Board has announced.

The parade, featuring nine floats, along with 13 local and 16 international performing groups, will start at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, proceed along Canton Road, Haiphong Road and Nathan Road, and finish outside the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers.

Seats will be available at the Cultural Centre, and on Canton Road and Nathan Road. Tickets can be purchased starting January 27 at the Tourism Board's Kowloon Visitor Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.

After the parade, the floats will be stationed at the Urban Council Centenary Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui for public exhibition from February 11 to 25.