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SYDNEY—Fireworks over Sydney Harbour will mark the closure of APEC together with a tall ships display.
"The River of Fire" will be staged late on September 8, after 750 world leaders and other officials from countries which border the Asia-Pacific attend a 45-minute performance inside the Sydney Opera House.
The performance will feature more than 200 young artists, including singer Christine Anu.
"This short five-minute firework display, accompanied by some tall ships and yachts on the harbour, will feature a colourful display fired from barges only, not from the Sydney Harbour Bridge," APEC spokeswoman Anne Fulwood said.
"It will complement the APEC logo that will shine from the Sydney Harbour Bridge from September 2 to 9.
"The fireworks are a very short part of the evening and I would suggest that it's worthwhile for the public to try to view the display in an area of the foreshore away from the northern CBD area which includes Circular Quay and the Opera House.
"We would recommend that parts of the Sydney Harbour foreshore, especially on the northern side and parts of the eastern suburbs foreshore, would provide a good vantage point for those wanting to see fireworks."
Ms Fulwood said the concert and fireworks were designed to "show our guests from the Asia-Pacific a celebration of a confident nation rejoicing and proud of a wealth of talented performers".
But she said the best place for others to see the fireworks would be on television "to minimise possible disruption".
The opera house is in the centre of a locked-down security zone during APEC.
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