Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade Presents World Party in Cosmopolitan Hong Kong

(February 3, 2011 Chinese New Year Day)

News provided by

Hong Kong Tourism Board

Feb 01, 2011, 03:56 ET

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the "Year of the Rabbit," the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) will present the 16th Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade on the first evening of the Chinese New Year – Feb. 3.

Hong Kong enjoys a reputation for its vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations, which provide the perfect setting for the HKTB to roll out its new annual marketing platform- themed to its status as "World City" – to showcase Hong Kong's cosmopolitan appeal and multifaceted tourism attractions to potential U.S. and other visitors worldwide.

The parade will feature an all-star line-up of 36 performing groups from 11 countries and regions, including 13 elaborately decorated floats and 23 performing troupes, 12 of them international and 11 local. Among these, 16 groups are making their debut appearance this year, including such acclaimed, widely known performers from the U.S. as the John Burroughs High School Powerhouse Show Choir as well as the Louisiana State University Tiger Girls and Golden Girls dance teams, Majorettes Dixi from the Czech Republic, and the Peru Scissors Dance Troupe.

To facilitate coverage of the event, the HKTB has arranged satellite live feed (free to air) the program from 7:00 – 8:41 AM EST (20:00 – 21:41 HK Time) for use by television broadcasters worldwide. Please refer below for details.

1.  The parade theme: "World City. World Party"

Themes

Estimate On-air Schedule (EST)
  1. Welcome Party in Asia's World City

7:00 – 7:20 AM
  1. Party in Sparkling City

7:20 – 7:40 AM
  1. Party in Vibrant City

7:40 – 7:55 AM
  1. Party in Charming City

7:55 – 8:14 AM

  1. Party in Entertaining City

8:14 – 8:28 AM
  1. World City. World Party.

8:28 – 8:41 AM

Note: Please see Live Show rundown for float and performance sequence

2.  Satellite Live Feed Details

Date / Time:  February 3 2011; 7:00 – 8:41 AM (20:00 – 21:41 hour HK Time)


TVBI satellite channels via IS8 C-BAND

TVB8 satellite channel via

Asiasat 3S C-BAND

Downlink

Frequency

L-Band: 1101

3851MHz

3729MHz

Channel

3 – UK & Europe (PAL)

4 – USA, New Zealand and Asia (NTSC)

1 (PAL)

Polarisation

Vertical

Horizontal

Symbol Rate

9.95MS/S

13.650MS/S

Fec

3/4

3/4

Format

4:3, SD with audio and video

4:3, SD with audio and video

TVB Logo

No logo

With TVB8 logo

3.  Live Show Rundown


Time (EST)

Rundown

7:00 – 7:20 AM

(20 mins)

Theme: Welcome Party in Asia World City

  • Cathay Pacific Airways (Float)

7:20 – 7:40 AM

(20 mins)

Theme: Party in Sparkling City

  • Jean M Wong School of Ballet
  • The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Ltd.(Float)
  • Majorettes Dixi, Czech Republic
  • Quality Tourism Services Association (Float)
  • London School of Samba, UK
  • Tourism Authority of Thailand (Float)
  • Island Dance
  • Taiwan Diabolo Group

7:40 – 7:55 AM

(15 mins)

Theme: Party in Vibrant City

  • Louisiana State University Golden Girls & Tiger Girls, USA
  • Hong Kong Rope Skipping Club
  • Macau Government Tourist Office (Float)
  • Drumcat Entertainment Inc., Korea
  • The Hong Kong Jockey Club (Float)
  • Shanxi Drum Troupe, China
  • Christine Liao School of Ballet

7:55 – 8:14 AM

(19 mins)

Theme: Party in Charming City

  • Fish marketing Organization and Vegetable Marketing Organization (Float)
  • Kagoshima Ogionsa All Ladies' Mikoshi, Japan
  • JR Kyushu Shinkansen Balloon, Japan
  • China National Travel Service (HK) Group Corporation (Float)
  • Hong Kong Tang Siu Lun Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe
  • China Telecom (HK) International Ltd. (Float)
  • John Burroughs High School Powerhouse, USA
  • Hong Kong Disneyland (Float)

8:14 – 8:28 AM

(14 mins)

Theme: Party in Entertaining City

  • Hong Kong Special Region Drum Corps & Marching Band Association – HTMB, MKMB & HKPMB
  • Hainan Provincial Tourism Administration (Float)
  • Dansaq Y Galas Del Peru
  • Neverland Dance House
  • Ocean Park Hong Kong (Float)
  • SDM Jazz & Ballet Academie

8:28 – 8:41 AM

(13 mins)

Theme: World City. World Party

  • Infinity Dance Studio
  • Hong Kong Trampoline Tin Ka Ping Secondary School
  • Hong Kong Tourism Board (Float)
  • HK Chinese Martial Arts Dragon and Lion Dance Association Ltd.


SOURCE Hong Kong Tourism Board

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