<p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">除夕倒數向來百家爭鳴,今年時代廣場疑怯於「鳩嗚團」打退堂鼓,旅發局則無懼風雨,昨宣佈如常在維港兩岸辦煙花匯演迎新年。旅發局稱有應變機制應付突發示威,亦與警方協調確保當日秩序。據悉,若示威人士在中環區結集,旅發局將呼籲市民改往尖沙嘴觀賞煙花匯演,旅行團更可能移師啟德郵輪碼頭。警方屆時會動員約1,000警力戒備。</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><div> </div><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">今年除夕煙花倒數一如既往在維港兩岸舉行。旅發局總幹事劉鎮漢稱,原本擔心有人乘機搗亂,但考慮到除夕是普天同慶日子,希望港人可開心迎接新一年,故如常舉辦倒數,目前難預計人流。</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">因應佔領運動後仍然有零星的流動示威,旅發局表示有應變機制,警方也會按需要加派人手。旅遊業議會主席胡兆英指出,佔領運動已經告一段落,相信屆時不會再有大型抗議活動。</span></p><h2><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">「光明頂」團隊或加入執勤</span></h2><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">消息人士透露,應變機制頗為機動,如有需要會在當日中午啟動。若示威人士在中區聚集,便會透過警方呼籲市民不要前往該區,改為過海到尖沙嘴區倒數。</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">屆時旅發局也會與業界緊密聯絡,稍有騷動即會安排旅行團團友移師啟德郵輪碼頭,甚至紅磡繞道觀賞煙花匯演,「維港兩岸有好長海岸線」。</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">據了解,警方初步計劃派1,000警力在維港兩岸維持公眾秩序,主要是機動部隊、當區警員及輔警。警方仍須評估市民會否藉倒數活動再次集結,「光明頂」團隊仍未解散,隨時會加入執勤。</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">除夕當晚11時起,維港兩岸將發放四顆「許願流星」,踏入午夜會有8分鐘煙花煙花匯演,除配合音樂及燈光效果,更引入名為「燈籠」的煙花,其燃燒時間較長,在半空隨風飄動,狀似天燈;亦有象徵希望的彩虹圖案。旅發局另在會展設60米高的高清大屏幕,並投射畫面到文化中心牆身,通訊軟件LINE的角色熊大與兔兔將現身,透過大屏幕帶領市民擊打手中吹氣棒,帶動氣氛。</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">尖沙嘴現場將設飄雪機,不斷噴出泡泡營造白色元旦,因為冬季大多吹東北風,預計雪花將由香港藝術館緩緩飄至鐘樓一帶。旅發局也首次邀請到歌手容祖兒到場獻唱,並與兩岸市民大合唱《我的驕傲》。今年除夕倒數續由新世界發展贊助,耗資約1,300萬元,與去年相若。</span></p><h2><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">旅發局賬面虧損因未及入賬</span></h2><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; layout-grid-mode:char; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">此外,旅發局在佔領運動完結後即加緊推廣旅遊。劉鎮漢透露,明年初將與業界代表親身造訪東南亞等短途市場,向當地業界解釋香港已回復正常狀態。10月至今針對內地的宣傳幾近停頓,旅發局計劃將過去兩個月未用的資源,在明年首季傾囊而出,希望盡量吸納農曆新年假期客源。</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">旅發局年報顯示,2013至2014財政年度賬面虧損近700萬元。劉鎮漢解釋,只是個別支出在對上一個財政年度趕不及入賬,實際並沒超支。</span></p>