17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest – a light and sound spectacular

Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, the world’s foremost illustrious, will be held on September 3, 10, 18, 24 and October 1 at the sea area across the Macau Tower this year. The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, organized by Macau Government Tourist Office, has always been a colossal event. Splendid fireworks will light up the sky of Macau, adding joyous atmosphere to the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. For the first time in its 16-year history, the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest will introduce a new feature to the event, in which each participating team will complement their display with music to enthrall the audience with light and sound spectacular. The organizer will install the sound system at the Macau Tower Outdoor Plaza seaside, Macau Tower Street seaside and the square in front of Kun Iam Statue on Ave. Dr Sun Yat Sen so that the public can enjoy synchronized music to the spectacular display The 17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest features ten teams, from Australia, Korea, United Kingdom, Japan, Spain, the Philippines, Portugal, Taiwan China, France and China, each will show off their pyrotechnic wizardry to the spectators both from Macau and overseas. Teams from Japan and Taiwan China were the winner in the 16th and the 15th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest respectively, while the team from China was the second-runner up of the 14th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest and featured at the fireworks display to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macau SAR. The French team, Brezac is very experienced in the field and has taken part in various fireworks displays and competitions in Europe, Asia and North America. The team from Spain, which will perform in Macau for the first time, has represented Spain in a number of international events to display spectacular musical firework shows. The team from United Kingdom is one of the largest firework companies in the country and was selected as the firework supplier for the UK Royal Air Force in 2004. The Australian team has also achieved excellent results in several firework displays in the United States. Other participating teams, with their rich experiences and special feature, will surely bring audiences a colorful and memorable time. The teams for this year are: Fire-works.com.au pty. ltd. from Australia, DAHL’S Pyrotechnics from Korea, MLE Pyrotechnics Limited from the United Kingdom, Tamaya Art Pyro Technics from Japan, Pirotecnia TURIS from Spain, Platinum Fireworks from the Philippines, Pyrfel – Pirotécnia, Ltd from Portugal, San Tai Fireworks Ind. Co., Ltd from Taiwan, China, Brezac-Artifices from France and Hunan Jixiu Fireworks Displaying and Manufacturing Co., Ltd from China. Each fireworks display will last for approximately 18 minutes, and there will be two displays per night at 9 pm and 10 pm. The organizer is going to present US$17,500 to each fireworks team as subsidy. The winner will receive US$6,000, trophy and certificate. First and second runner-up will receive US$3,200, US$1,800, trophies and certificates respectively. The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest first started in 1989, with only five participating teams. By 1995, the event has developed to a ten-team event, with two different teams showing their expertise each night. For the past 16 years, over 90 international teams had taken part in the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest. The Macau Government Tourist Office will continue to work towards advancing the event’s international status and reputation, with the vision to bring about the world’s most prominent international fireworks display. MGTO hopes that the glamorous firework displays, together with the colorful activities, will bring a splendid holiday to the visitors in Macau. In order to capture the spectacular moments of the fireworks display contest, the photo and drawing competitions will be held again this year. The 17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Photo Competition and the 17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Drawing Competition will invite entries soon. The winners of the two competitions will be entitled for premiums and trophies. The prize presentation ceremony for the 16th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Photo Competition and the 16th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Drawing Competition was held today (21 July) and the awarded photos and drawings are exhibited at the lobby of Macau Tower.