Hong Kong (30th December, 2016) – The AIA Great European Carnival is celebrating the new year by bringing upbeat vibes and endless entertainment to town from this New Year’s Eve throughout January 2017.
31st December, 7:15-11:45pm:
The Phantastique Farcical Family Fun Show, a comedy triple act, is set to kick start the celebration of the New Year’s Eve at the Carnival’s live stage. The three-act show is composed of funky hip-hop dance, African Drummers to Wushu Acrobatic performance which is nothing short of culturally entertaining elements. Countdown will start at 11:45pm led by Family Phantastique, MC Jessie, Carnival Dance Crew, dance off winners, guests, and DJ Kai will rock the stage through till late.
January 2017:
Soda Mix DJ School is going to rock the Carnival with their performance every Monday evening starting in January 2017. Known for his innovative approaches and excellent sense of song choices, DJ N!itro will hype up the Carnival crowd with rising DJ star DJ Neel. Highly interactive with the crowd, DJ Shu is going to keep the momentum while DJ Chilly Ink will surprise audiences with her specially curated list of EDM and remixed pop songs!
Soda Mix DJ gigs:
January 2nd - DJ Nitro (8:00 - 9:00pm), DJ Neel (9:00 - 10:00pm)
January 9th - DJ Shu (8:00 - 9:00pm), DJ Chilly Ink (9:00 - 11:00pm)
January 16th - DJ Neel (8:00 - 9:00pm), DJ Nitro (9:00 - 10:00pm)
January 23rd - DJ Chilly Ink (8:00 - 9:00pm), DJ Shu (9:00 - 10:00pm)
Please visit www.tgec.asia for further information.
Please download the Carnival’s images: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9b1B1w8NeGNdU56WEdRUkhxbTg
ABOUT THE GREAT EUROPEAN CARNIVAL (TGEC)
The Great European Carnival Ltd (TGEC) is the producer of the annual Hong Kong event called The AIA Great European Carnival. The Great European Carnival takes place between December and February each year, on the Central Harbourfront Event Space. The event features amusement rides, carnival skill games, seasonal markets and performances on a community stage. This year the Carnival will run at the Central Harbourfront Event Space from 16th December.
The Carnival welcomed one million Hong Kong and international guests in 2015-2016 and has had the honour of winning Marketing Magazine’s Best Event Consumer, Best Sponsorship Activation, Gold in Excellence in Event Marketing, Gold in Excellence in Best Partnership Awards in 2015 and Golden Globe for Best use of Social Media in Marketing at the Golden Globe Tiger Awards for Regional Marketing Excellence (Asia) in 2016.
ABOUT AIA HONG KONG and AIA MACAU
AIA Hong Kong and AIA Macau are subsidiaries of AIA Group Limited. AIA Group Limited established its operations in Hong Kong in 1931. We have approximately 12,000 financial planners*, as well as an extensive network of brokerage and bancassurance partners who serve more than 1.8 million customers*. Our products range from individual life, group life, accident, medical and health, personal lines insurance to investment-linked products with numerous investment options. We are also dedicated to providing superb product solutions to meet the financial needs of high net worth customers.
* As of July 2016
ABOUT AIA
AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively “AIA” or the “Group”) comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. It has a presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific – wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei, a 97 per cent subsidiary in Sri Lanka, a 49 per cent joint venture in India and representative offices in Myanmar and Cambodia.
The business that is now AIA was first established in Shanghai almost a century ago. It is a market leader in the Asia-Pacific region (ex-Japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets. It had total assets of US$181 billion as of 31 May 2016.
AIA meets the long-term savings and protection needs of individuals by offering a range of products and services including life insurance, accident and health insurance and savings plans. The Group also provides employee benefits, credit life and pension services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of agents, partners and employees across Asia-Pacific, AIA serves the holders of more than 29 million individual policies and over 16 million participating members of group insurance schemes.
AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code “1299” with American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) traded on the over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: “AAGIY”).
For The Great European Carnival Media Relations Enquiries:
Floria Wun
TGEC
+852 2524 6433
For AIA Enquiries:
Kevin Chan
Bentley Communications Limited
+852 3960 1903