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 go to designated hotels for isolation beforehand.
The strong wind signal No. 3 came into effect on the same day, but the weather conditions were still permitting, so the ceremony could be held at the Golden Bauhinia Square.
[08:55] The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, also "clocked in" and said, "I just attended the solemn July 1st flag raising ceremony for the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Everyone is excited and high-minded, and we are determined to lead Hong Kong to open a new chapter and move forward together. new mileage."
[08:25] Chen Yingxin, a member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, posted a photo of the flag-raising ceremony on social networks. The national flag and the regional flag are fluttering in the picture, and the sun just appears from the rear, saying: "After the national flag is raised, the sun will come out. A sunny day after a storm.”
[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.
At 8 o'clock, the national flag and the regional flag were raised on the top of the flagpole.
Government Flying Service helicopters, flying national flags and regional flags flew overhead, and fire-fighting ships and marine police ships saluted the waters of the Victoria Harbour outside the Golden Bauhinia Square.
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[07:55] What the reporter saw at the scene was that the Wanchai area was heavily guarded, and the MTR Convention and Exhibition Station continued to be closed.
[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