London Mayor Wants Fireworks Show Shunned
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bq. London plans a fireworks spectacular on New Year's Eve, and Mayor Ken Livingstone hopes nobody will come.
bq. Livingstone said Tuesday he has arranged a two-minute firework display over the London Eye ferris wheel by the River Thames, but it's purely for the cameras.
bq. Livingstone said he wanted to create an extravanganza to rival the spectacular fireworks displays that cities such as Sydney and Los Angeles have become noted for. Unlike those cities where millions turn out to watch the displays, the mayor doesn't want the hassle of gawking crowds.
bq. "If 2 million people turn up, there will be a problem. We do not think that 2 million will turn up," he said. "It will just be a two-minute firework display. It will be a visual image to broadcast around the world."
bq. No major events are planned for the British capital this New Year's Eve because crowd control problems that marred the Millennium celebrations are still being reviewed. Livingstone said discussions were under way for a big party next year.
Posted by DaveH at December 9, 2003 10:40 AM