They then morphed into three teams of dragon boat racers paddling in water.
The display ended with a zongzi character paddling a dragon boat, with the words “Happy Tuen Ng”, to applause and cheers from spectators.
Chris Yeung, 25, a fresh graduate, watched the show with his grandmother.
“I think the last one with the Chinese letters spelling out ‘Happy Tuen Ng’ was my favourite, and I found the sticky rice dumpling formation very cute,” he said.
Crystal Hong, 13, who was at the waterfront with her father, agreed the final display was her favourite, and wanted to see more in the future.
“As my first-ever drone performance, it was quite stunning,” she said. “There were so many drones and not a single one fell down.”