The world’s first Doraemon-themed drone show was staged on Saturday evening over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, attracting huge crowds of spectators.

The dazzling 15-minute show featured 1,000 drones which took off from Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, recreating figures from the popular manga and animation series.

Earlier on Saturday, an exhibition "100% Doraemon & Friends" was held at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Hong Kong. The world's tallest 12-meter Doraemon inflatable sculpture and 60 Doraemon sculptures were unveiled at the preview of the show.

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With Hong Kong as the first stop, the exhibition will be held from July 13 to Aug 4 to mark what would have been the 90th birthday year of creator Fujiko F Fujio, who died in 1996.

China Daily photographer Edmond Tang took the photos.