Doraemon drone show gets rapturous Hong Kong reception as weather holds for event
- Doraemon show attracts more than 1,000 watchers despite earlier weather fears, with crowds on Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and Salisbury Road
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Fans were delighted by the return of the Doraemon cartoon’s drone show as more than a thousand people gathered on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour waterfront to watch the display, which premiered in the city in May.
The 15-minute Saturday night drone spectacular was held at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui from 7.30pm, with 1,000 drones used to portray scenes and characters from the hit Japanese cartoon.
A Post reporter saw hundreds of spectators already lined the promenade just after 6pm. Others had started to gather in the viewing zone on Salisbury Road opposite the harbour.
The promenade was peppered with intermittent showers from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, but the rain had stopped by the time the glowing drones took off.
The audience was greeted by Doraemon aboard his time machine as the show began with a call for spectators to head for their “dream childhood”.
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