The New Year's Eve fireworks display on Taipei 101
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City:Taipei
Date: The New Year's Eve
Details: Taipei, Nov. 2 (CNA) The New Year's Eve fireworks display on Taipei 101 -- Taiwan's landmark and one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world -- will use eco-friendly fireworks for the second year this year, part of a series of modifications to make the tower into a greener building, the tower's owner said Monday.
"Taipei 101's firework display is not only an indispensable event in Taiwan, but also a global focus on New Year's Eve. However, as the world's tallest building in operation, we hope to do our best to minimize the impact on the environment," said Harace Lin, chairman of the Taipei Financial Center Corp., which owns the building.
He added that Taipei 101 wants to be an international model of environmental protection and social responsibility.
Lin was speaking to reporters after a press conference to announce the company's plan to apply for Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) certification for Taipei 101.
To obtain the certification, Lin said, NT$60 million (US$1.8 million) will be spent on hundreds of building modifications to Taipei 101 over the 18-month certification process. Once the work has been completed, it is estimated that NT$20 million in the building's energy costs will be saved each year.
In October, it was reported that the Tourism Bureau, the major sponsor of the Taipei 101 light show and fireworks display on New Year's Eve for the past two years, will not be able to sponsor the show this year because it has put most of its financial resources into boosting tourism in areas hit by Typhoon Morakot in early August.
Guaranteeing that the fireworks display will be staged this year, however, Lin said his company is discussing sponsorship with "six or seven" companies and that this year's spectacular display will last 188 seconds.
Every year at the stroke of midnight, the Taipei 101 fireworks display brings the New Year countdown to a dazzling crescendo watched by tens of thousands of revelers.
It also attracts international limelight to the city each year with television networks from around the world broadcasting the display, creating publicity the Tourism Bureau estimates as being worth more than NT$100 million.
City:Taipei
Date: The New Year's Eve
Details: Taipei, Nov. 2 (CNA) The New Year's Eve fireworks display on Taipei 101 -- Taiwan's landmark and one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world -- will use eco-friendly fireworks for the second year this year, part of a series of modifications to make the tower into a greener building, the tower's owner said Monday.
"Taipei 101's firework display is not only an indispensable event in Taiwan, but also a global focus on New Year's Eve. However, as the world's tallest building in operation, we hope to do our best to minimize the impact on the environment," said Harace Lin, chairman of the Taipei Financial Center Corp., which owns the building.
He added that Taipei 101 wants to be an international model of environmental protection and social responsibility.
Lin was speaking to reporters after a press conference to announce the company's plan to apply for Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) certification for Taipei 101.
To obtain the certification, Lin said, NT$60 million (US$1.8 million) will be spent on hundreds of building modifications to Taipei 101 over the 18-month certification process. Once the work has been completed, it is estimated that NT$20 million in the building's energy costs will be saved each year.
In October, it was reported that the Tourism Bureau, the major sponsor of the Taipei 101 light show and fireworks display on New Year's Eve for the past two years, will not be able to sponsor the show this year because it has put most of its financial resources into boosting tourism in areas hit by Typhoon Morakot in early August.
Guaranteeing that the fireworks display will be staged this year, however, Lin said his company is discussing sponsorship with "six or seven" companies and that this year's spectacular display will last 188 seconds.
Every year at the stroke of midnight, the Taipei 101 fireworks display brings the New Year countdown to a dazzling crescendo watched by tens of thousands of revelers.
It also attracts international limelight to the city each year with television networks from around the world broadcasting the display, creating publicity the Tourism Bureau estimates as being worth more than NT$100 million.
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