Xinhua reported today (30th) that former President Jiang Zemin passed away this afternoon.
July 1, 1998 was the first anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. At that time, Hong Kong people were still unfamiliar with the newly established holiday and social system. Go to Hong Kong to inject a strong heart into "one country, two systems".
The newspaper announced the itinerary of the leaders’ arrival in the area. Accompanied by the then chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, they first visited Sha Tin Hospital to communicate with the patients in detention. Arrive at the mall early and wait.
Jiang Zemin visited Xingang City in Ma'anshan on the first anniversary of the handover.
(Photo by Government Information Department)
Walking into the crowd is bold enough
Although the visit time was short, nearly a thousand Ma On Shan neighbors came to join in the fun when some leaders landed in the area. Wang Bo, a Ma On Shan resident, recalled in an interview a few years ago that his family had lived in Ma On Shan for 30 years. When the leaders visited, they took their wives and their 10-year-old daughter to the shopping mall to wait. The daughter was petite enough to rush to the front of the crowd and get a close look at Jiang Zemin, but he and his wife could only be separated by layers of crowds. , Watching the style of Jiang from a few meters away.
When asked about his impression of Jiang, Uncle Wang affirmed that he was "courageous enough!" Although the VIP protection group (G4) and a group of security guards opened the way for Jiang Zemin and Dong Chee-hwa, some citizens still came forward to shake hands with him.
"He is the head of state, so many citizens (surrounding him), all of them have not been inspected."
A female neighbor of Yao'an Village, who did not want to be photographed, also happened to meet Jiang Zemin when she was shopping in Xingang City that day. She was very impressed by the scene of that day: "He was wearing a beige coat that day! The elevator went straight up to the shopping mall, and the road was already surrounded." The female neighbor could only look at it from a distance: "I see it is small, she is not very tall!" Or the shopping mall was too crowded that day, and the female neighbor did not notice that Dong Chee-hwa was there At the scene, she laughed and said that she had not seen any previous chief executive in the past 20 years since her return, but she was fortunate to see the appearance of the national leader Lu Shan.
Xingang City is being refurbished in stages, and it is expected that the musical fountain landmark will be removed.
(Photo by Qiu Jingwen)
Ten years of figures several times new shopping mall decoration history without leaving traces
Back then, Jiang Zemin went to the snack shop "Youzhiliangpin" to talk to the boy. After checking the reports, the shop was large enough and the glass doors and windows were convenient for shooting. However, when the President of the State, citizens and reporters suddenly flocked to the shop, there was still chaos, and the camera was also out of order due to "fear of ugliness" and missed the opportunity to take a photo.
When Jiang Zemin visited, the photographer managed to take pictures of the crowds of people from a high position near the fountain in the atrium.
However, the Xingang City shopping mall, which was completed in 1994, is being renovated in stages. The atrium has been hoarded and decorated. Nearby merchants have received news that the musical fountain will also be filled.
According to information on the mall's webpage, Youzhiliangpin and Honghui Tea Restaurant, which Jiang had visited, have all withdrawn from Xingang City.
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