Jiang Zemin, former president of the country and former general secretary of the Communist Party of China, passed away in Shanghai on November 30. His body was cremated yesterday (5th). The central government held a memorial service at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing today (6th) at 10 am.
The leaders of various departments of the Hong Kong government will observe a silence of 3 minutes at 10 o'clock. Chief Executive Li Jiachao leads the Secretary and officials at all levels to stand in silence at the government headquarters and watch the memorial ceremony. All government ships will also whistle for 3 minutes during the silence. The office will also arrange a live broadcast of the memorial service at the designated location.
Some middle schools also arranged for teachers and students to stand in silence and watch the live broadcast.
"Hong Kong 01" broadcasts the mourning situation in various districts in Hong Kong.
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Xinhua News Agency released the photo of Jiang Zemin on November 30.
(Xinhua News Agency)
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At ten o'clock in the morning, inside the government headquarters, chief executive Lee Ka-chao led the heads of departments and officials at all levels to stand in silence for three minutes.
At the same time, all the government vessels and the Star Ferry on Victoria Harbor honked their horns for three minutes in response to the silence.
The District Offices of all 18 districts in Hong Kong have live-streamed the mourning meeting. At the North Point Community Center, the audience stood up in silence at the beginning of the ceremony. Nearly a hundred participating citizens stood and bowed their heads.
When the national anthem was played, some citizens sang along with the live broadcast.
The memorial service was broadcast live on the big TV in the shopping mall.
(Photo by Jiang Liying)
Chuangzhi Secondary School held a memorial activity "In memory of the late former President Jiang Zemin" this morning, with the participation of all teachers and students.
(Photo by Ma Weijie)
Former President Jiang Zemin passed away on November 30, and a national memorial service was held today (6th).
Chuangzhi Secondary School held a memorial activity "In memory of the late former President Jiang Zemin" this morning. The school first explained Jiang Zemin's life and the meaning and requirements of silent mourning, and then watched the live broadcast of the "National Memorial Conference". When the conference announced the silent mourning, all teachers and students stood in silence 3 minutes.
A total of about 850 students and faculty members of Chuangzhi Middle School gathered in the auditorium after the first break this morning. The teacher first introduced Jiang Zemin's life and contributions, and a documentary about Jiang Zemin's life was played during the meeting. The school will hold a meeting near 10 o'clock The ceremony of raising the flag and lowering the flag at half-mast was performed by the school uniform group, and then watched the live broadcast of the "National Memorial Conference".
All the students watched the live broadcast of the memorial meeting together in the auditorium.
MTR platform screens this morning (6th) displayed condolences to Jiang Zemin.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
Earlier, the Education Bureau sent a letter to all schools in Hong Kong, providing local curriculum primary and secondary schools and kindergartens will fly at half-mast today, suspend all celebrations, parties and other celebrations, and arrange for teachers and students to observe 3 minutes of silence from 10:00 this morning, according to the situation. And watch the memorial service.
The Hospital Authority has also sent a letter to the staff, saying that they will mourn Jiang Zemin together. Under the premise of not affecting the clinical or patient services, the staff should solemnly stand at their workplaces and observe a three-minute silence.
The HA Headquarters will also broadcast the memorial service live.
▼On December 4, citizens went to the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to mourn Jiang Zemin▼
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▼On December 1, citizens went to the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to express condolences to former President Jiang Zemin▼
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▼On December 1, officials and parliamentarians went to the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to express their condolences to former President Jiang Zemin▼
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▼On December 1st, politicians visited the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to mourn former President Jiang Zemin▼
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▼On December 1st, the Government Headquarters and the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China lowered their flags at half-staff to express their condolences to former President Jiang Zemin▼
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