'National Day fireworks will light up night economy'
The head of the production company behind the National Day fireworks display said on Friday that the event should stimulate Hong Kong's night economy. Wilson Mao, from Pyromagic, said he expects the extravaganza to draw up to 300,000 spectators.  "The show is at 2100 hours. It's in the midst of the dinnertime. Many people will probably stay up quite late that night because after the display, they may seek for drinks in bars because the next day is a holiday," he said.  "October 2 is a holiday so basically October 1 will be a night that they want to party and the firework display probably is the start of it." Mao noted that it’s been five years since the last National Day display so it will be a special experience. He added that the budget for the entire event is estimated at HK$18 million. The 23-minute-long show, involving 31,888 firing shells, will take place in the skies above Victoria Harbour at 9pm.