On Chinese New Year's Day the decorated floats, performers, street entertainers, music and dance make their way through the Tsim Sha Tsui district, festooned in its finest garb, against the striking backdrop of Victoria Harbour. Skyscrapers are bedecked in thousands of glittering lights and you'll see a spectacular variety of seasonal symbols which confer good fortune and happiness, while the sounds of Kung Hei Fat Choy and other warm wishes reverberate through the streets.

The next day, glittering fireworks over Victoria Harbour welcome the forthcoming lunar year which, in 2010, is the year of the tiger.

Unlike western festivities, the Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong extend beyond the New Year's Day parade. There's also a Chinese New Year Fiesta, running for a week after the parade, which sees Tsim Sha Tsui, the New World Centre and the Avenue of Stars filled with stage performances, colourful costumes and street markets.

There are also amazing flower displays all over the city at this time. Don't miss the vivid Flower Markets in Victoria and Fa Hui parks, where kumquat trees, peach blossoms and tangerine plants fill the air with sweet scents.