What are the venues for organizing fireworks displays in Hanoi for the Lunar New Year 2025? What is the age at which students may use fireworks during the Lunar New Year?
What are the venues for organizing fireworks displays in Hanoi for the Lunar New Year 2025?
For the Lunar New Year 2025 (the Lunar New Year 2025), Hanoi will organize fireworks displays at 30 venues across the city, with 10 high-altitude and 21 low-altitude venues. Below is the detailed list of venues for organizing fireworks displays in Hanoi for the Lunar New Year 2025:
1. High-altitude fireworks venues (10 venues):
Hoan Kiem District: In front of Hanoi Moi Newspaper Headquarters and Hanoi Post Office.
Tay Ho District: Lac Long Quan Flower Garden, in front of the District People's Committee gate.
Nam Tu Liem District: F1 racetrack area, Phu Do Ward.
Hai Ba Trung District: Dua Island, Thong Nhat Park, Le Dai Hanh Ward.
Ha Dong District: Van Quan Lake, Van Quan Ward.
Son Tay Town: Son Tay Ancient Citadel.
Thanh Tri District: Project land area by Tam Hiep Reservoir, Tam Hiep Commune.
Dong Anh District: Dong Anh Sports Center.
Bac Tu Liem District: Hoa Binh Park, Xuan Dinh Ward.
Gia Lam District: Trau Quy Town Center.
2. Low-altitude fireworks venues (21 venues):
Ba Dinh District: Southeast of Ngoc Khanh Lake, Ngoc Khanh Ward.
Hoang Mai District: Den Lu Lake Park, Hoang Van Thu Ward.
Long Bien District: Area 02 Park, Viet Hung Ward.
Dong Da District: Xa Dan Lake, Nam Dong Ward.
Cau Giay District: Cau Giay Park, Dich Vong Ward.
Thanh Xuan District: Thanh Xuan Park, Nhan Chinh Ward.
Me Linh District: 5th-floor terrace of the District People's Committee auditorium.
Ba Vi District: Quang Oai Stadium, Tay Dang Town.
Dan Phuong District: Stand B, district stadium, Phung Town.
Thach That District: Stadium, Lien Quan Town.
Chuong My District: District stadium, Chuc Son Town.
Thuong Tin District: Thuong Tin District Stadium.
Quoc Oai District: Roof of the 6-floor building of the District Military Command.
Phu Xuyen District: Thao Chinh Sub-area, Phu Xuyen Town.
My Duc District: Ecological Lake Park, Dai Nghia Town.
Ung Hoa District: District stadium, Van Dinh Town.
Soc Son District: District stadium, Soc Son Town.
Phuc Tho District: District stadium, Phuc Tho Town.
Thanh Oai District: Green park, Kim Bai Town.
Hoai Duc District: Mailand Hanoi City Urban Area, An Khanh Commune.
The venues for organizing fireworks displays in Hanoi for the Lunar New Year 2025 have been arranged to facilitate the enjoyment for residents throughout the city. The fireworks display will occur from 12:00 AM to 12:15 AM on January 29, 2025, during the New Year’s Eve moment.
What are the venues for organizing fireworks displays in Hanoi for the Lunar New Year 2025? (Image from the Internet)
What is the age at which students may use fireworks during the Lunar New Year?
Article 17 of Decree 137/2020/ND-CP regarding the use of fireworks is as follows:
Use of consumer fireworks
1. Agencies, organizations and individuals having full legal capacity may use consumer fireworks during: National holidays, the Lunar New Year holiday, marriage, conventions, grand openings, anniversaries, cultural and art activities.
2. Agencies, organizations and individuals shall only purchase consumer fireworks at organizations and enterprises eligible for manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks.
Thus, only students aged 18 or older with full civil act capacity may use fireworks during the Lunar New Year. However, when using fireworks, students shall only purchase consumer fireworks at organizations and enterprises eligible for manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks.
How much is the fine imposed for the illegal use of fireworks in Vietnam?
According to point i of clause 3, Article 11 and point a, clause 7, Article 11 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP regarding violations against regulations on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors, combat gears, fireworks, firecrackers, and dangerous banned toys:
Violations against regulations on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors, combat gears, fireworks, firecrackers, and dangerous banned toys
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3. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 VND to 10.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:
a) Exchanging, giving away, sending, borrowing, lending, renting, leasing, pledging weapons, combat gears, explosive fireworks, smuggled fireworks or pyrotechnic compositions for illegal firework production; parts, assemblies of weapons, combat gears or scraps and refuses thereof;
b) Transporting or destroying weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors or combat gears without ensuring safety or affecting the environment but not liable to criminal prosecution;
c) Failure to carry out testing, inspection, assessment and registration as prescribed by regulations of law on management of product quality before initiation production, sale, use of weapons or combat gears in Vietnam;
d) Illegal storage, transport of junk and scrap of weapons and combat gears;
dd) Transport, storage of dangerous banned toys;
e) Selling explosive precursors to an organization or enterprise that has not been granted the certificate of security and order, certificate of eligibility to manufacture industrial explosives, license for sale of explosive precursors or written approval issued by a competent authority;
g) Losing provided cold weapons or combat gears;
h) Using weapons or combat gears without a license;
i) Illegal use of firecrackers, fireworks or pyrotechnic compositions;
k) Manufacturing, providing, storing, transporting, repairing weapons or combat gears with a license but failing to comply with regulations of law.
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7. Additional penalties:
a) Confiscation of the exhibits and means of administrative violations for the violations specified in Points d and dd Clause 1, Points a, b, c, e and g Clause 2; Points a, c, d, dd, e, h, i and k Clause 3; Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, h and I Clause 4 and Clause 5 of this Article;
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Therefore, an individual illegally using fireworks will face a fine ranging from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND.
Additionally, individuals or organizations violating the regulations may also face additional penalties such as confiscation of exhibits and means of administrative violations.
