On the 25th anniversary of the July 1st handover, the government held a flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wanchai at 8:00 this morning (1st), and held a ceremony to celebrate the handover and the inauguration of the new government at the Convention and Exhibition at 10:00.
Among them, President Xi Jinping will attend the inauguration ceremony of the new government.
The COVID-19 epidemic continues, and the government's anti-epidemic measures for the return activities are very strict. Officials, parliamentarians and other invited people need to be quarantined at designated hotels in advance. Journalists who cover the handover celebration and the inauguration ceremony also need to stay in a quarantine hotel two days beforehand.
In addition, the No. 3 strong wind signal is now in force, but the weather conditions are still permitting, so the ceremony can be held at the Golden Bauhinia Square.
[08:05] The flag guarding team and the honor guard left the venue, and Li Jiachao and his wife also left the venue, preparing to enter the exhibition to participate in the celebration of the handover and the inauguration ceremony of the new government.
[07:59] The national flag, the regional flag and the national anthem were played and sung at the scene.
[07:53] Li Jiachao entered the venue, it was his first time to attend the ceremony as the chief executive.
The flag guards and honor guards entered the arena with Chinese-style marching.
Before the flag-raising ceremony, Li Jiachao's social network account uploaded a photo of Li Jiachao smiling and his wife helping to prepare a tie.
(Li Jiachao FB picture)
[07:51] Before the flag-raising ceremony, Chief Executive Li Jiachao's newly opened social network account uploaded a photo of his smiling face and his wife helping to prepare a tie.
Li Jiachao said, "I am fortunate to have my wife, Janet, who has taken care of everything for me during these days, so that I have no worries, and I wholeheartedly meet the new mission. I would like to take this special day to thank Janet for supporting me and taking care of my family in silence over the years. In the next five years, I need your support even more so that I can devote myself fully to working hard for the happiness of every family in Hong Kong."
▼Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong by high-speed rail on June 30▼
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▼Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong in 2017▼
July 1 | The Dinner at the Government House is over. Xi Jinping and Lam Cheng left respectively by car. absent