01 News｜Shen XII astronauts and Olympic elites will visit Hong Kong to fight against amendments to the regulations, the most eye-catching exchanges between China and Hong Kong

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Written by: Wu Shiyu

2021-06-21 07:00

Last update date: 2021-06-21 07:00

While Hong Kong was in the midst of a large-scale raid on the top of the "Apple Daily" and the democratic district councillors were also subject to extensive DQ, Beijing's frequent "gifts" to Hong Kong also followed.

Following the donation of lunar soil to the Polytechnic University, "Hong Kong 01" learned that Beijing is arranging for Chinese elite athletes and three Shenzhou XII astronauts who participated in the Tokyo Olympics in Japan to visit Hong Kong within the month, which will be the biggest after the 2019 legislative amendment. The most eye-catching exchange activities between China and Hong Kong.

According to the news, the specific time of visit to Hong Kong has not yet been finalized, and it is estimated that it will be around mid-August and early October at the earliest after the closing of the Olympics and the return of God 12 to the earth.

Liu Zhaojia, vice president of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said that the Olympic elite athletes and the 12th astronauts symbolize the overall strength of the country. Visiting Hong Kong during the epidemic can boost the national identity of Hong Kong people and also show that the central government attaches importance to Hong Kong. In the past, these effects have been distorted and downplayed by the opposition forces. The situation will be different after Hong Kong stops violence and chaos."

Since the return in 1997, after the conclusion of each Olympic Games, the Chinese athletes who won the medals will visit Hong Kong in the form of delegations in the form of a whirlwind for at least three days. During this period, apart from the big show, they will also visit schools, homes for the elderly, etc., which has always set off a wave of enthusiasm. .

There is no fixed form for astronauts to visit Hong Kong. The last time was the Shenzhou 9 in 2012, and there were no relevant arrangements for the subsequent "Shen 10" and "Shen 11". If the news of the visit to Hong Kong is true, it will be a Chinese astronaut. After a 9-year absence, he reappeared in Hong Kong. It is also the third time that the two batches of "national heroes" have had close contact with the Hong Kong compatriots in the form of front and back feet.

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What is special about this time is that the global epidemic has not yet receded, and the specific arrangements for the two large-scale visits to Hong Kong may be slightly different from the past.

In addition, this is the largest China-Hong Kong exchange event after the Hong Kong legislative turmoil broke out in 2019. Whether it has a positive impact on the relaxation of Hong Kong’s social atmosphere will be one of the observation points.

Sources said that under the gloom of the epidemic, the central government still arranged for three "Shen XII" astronauts and Olympians to visit Hong Kong to show its care and importance for Hong Kong.

Liu Zhaojia.

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Liu Zhaojia: The positive effects in the past have been diluted

Liu Zhaojia, the vice president of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said in an inquiry from "Hong Kong 01" that he also heard the news that Chinese Olympic elites and astronauts will visit Hong Kong, but he does not know whether it will happen.

He said that Olympic medalists and astronauts have always been regarded as national heroes. The official visit to Hong Kong is a "universal national education", which can enhance Hong Kong people's national confidence and a sense of identity with the motherland. Unfortunately, "we used to be in the opposition camp." Under the negative reports and cynicism, these effects have been discounted. The difference this time is that the central government has succeeded in stopping violence and chaos, and the message of the activity will not be distorted and diluted."

When asked whether the turmoil of the amendment will affect Hong Kong people's enthusiasm for Olympic athletes and Chinese astronauts, Liu Zhaojia thinks "no."

He analyzed that Olympic medal-winning athletes and astronauts have their own personal achievements, and the vast majority of Hong Kong people will not confuse it with politics. "Causing harm to society", he believes that many democratic supporters will "feel that today is right but yesterday is wrong."

Looking through the data, since China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei visited Hong Kong on the 6th in 2003, until 2012, the central government arranged four astronaut visits to Hong Kong. Among them, Yang Liwei started within half a month after the return of the "Shen 5" to the earth. Itinerary to visit Hong Kong, and the "Shen VII" and "Shen Nine" astronauts will arrive in Hong Kong more than two months later and more than one month after returning to Earth respectively.

The "Shen XII" was successfully launched a few days ago. The three astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo are expected to stay in space for three months before completing their mission and returning to Earth.

Elite Chinese Olympic athletes have visited Hong Kong every time they completed the Olympic Games since the return of Hong Kong, and have repeatedly arrived in Hong Kong within a few days after the closing of the Olympic Games.

This year's Tokyo Olympics in Japan is scheduled to close on August 8.

Legislative Council.

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Some politicians who did not want to be named believed that the central government arranged for the Olympic athletes to visit Hong Kong in August and the "God 12" astronauts to visit Hong Kong in October, just before the election of the election committee in September and the legislative council election in December, respectively, to ease the situation. The grievances accumulated by the people of Hong Kong since 2019 have raised the image of the establishments who were elected in the two large-scale election battles.

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