Workers and employees in the institutions and companies of the private sector will get one-day paid holiday on the first of January 2014 to mark the New Year, a circular issued by Ministery of Labour.
On the occasion, Minister of Labour, Saqr Ghobash congratulated President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Their Highnesses, Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates and people of the UAE on the occasion.
Also, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has announced January 1 as a holiday for the financial markets and Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) to mark the New Year. Trading will resume on Thursday.
US-based firm ‘Fireworks by Grucci’ designing the spectacular show on the New Year's Eve in Down Town, Dubai. Dubai’s spectacle will only last for only six minutes, but it will contain 400,000 shots of fireworks that will be synchronised with music.
The Guinness World Record officials will be on the field to measure the scale of the event during the show.
The show will begin with a ‘Flying Falcon’ doing rounds of The World islands, leading the countdown for the New Year spectacle.The display will include never seen before elements like a 225 metre wide and 130 metre high UAE flag, conjured through fireworks and special effects that will adorn the Dubai sky. The flag will be another world record attempt for the largest pyrotechnic flag ever. The event that will mark the culmination of a landmark year for Dubai, which saw the city winning the hosting rights of World Expo 2020, will culminate with the final salvo of fireworks that will conjure up a ‘Sunrise’ scene, lighting up the skies for around 10 kilometres.
The show can also be enjoyed live through YouTube at youtube.com/dubaiworldrecord.
