Fireworks shoot up and explode from floating barges in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, view from Tsim Sha Tsui towards Hong Kong Island East Asian Games Opening Ceremony Fireworks Display, December 2009

Large fireworks and sparks rain down over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, from Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, East Asian Games Opening Ceremony Fireworks Display, December 2009

View across Hong Kong Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui towards Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, walkway (Avenue of Stars) in foreground.

T/L over Hong Kong Island at night during famous nightly light show, High angle view from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin, across harbour towards Kowloon

T/L Hong Kong lighting up, dusk to night, high angle view from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin, Hong Kong Island across the harbour to Kowloon.

T/L storm clouds over Hong Kong, high angle view from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin, across Hong Kong Island and harbour to Kowloon

Hong Kong, pan across city and harbour, high angle from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin,, Hong Kong Island across to Kowloon.

T/L Hong Kong lighting up, dusk to night, high angle view from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin,, Hong Kong Island across the harbour to Kowloon.

T/L Hong Kong lighting up, dusk to night, high angle view from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin,, Hong Kong Island across the harbour to Kowloon.

Hong Kong Island skyline, high rises of Wan Chai, and harbour with Star Ferry, locked off

High angle view from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin,, Hong Kong Island, looking across harbour towards Kowloon

Large fireworks explode over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, East Asian Games Opening Ceremony Fireworks Display, December 2009. Zoom out to show Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

T/L High angle view from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin, over Hong Kong, across harbour towards Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Hong Kong, high angle from Victoria Peak, Mount Austin,, Hong Kong Island across harbour to Kowloon, locked off.

Hong Kong. China