Jiang Zemin passed away︱Li Jiachao led officials to mourn Zhang Juneng of the Final Court, and members of the Legislative Council participated simultaneously

Jiang Zemin, the former president of the country and former general secretary of the Communist Party of China, passed away last Wednesday (November 30), and a national memorial service was held this morning (November 6).

Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao, several secretaries and bureau chiefs and members of the Executive Council participated in the Political General Assembly. All officials wore plain clothes and all stood in silence for three minutes at 10 am.

During the period of silence, the court adjourned for three minutes. The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Cheung Ju-neng, three permanent judges and several members of the judiciary bowed their heads in silence at the Court of Final Appeal.

Members of the Legislative Council, led by Chairman Liang Junyan, observed a moment of silence in the basement lobby of the Legislative Council complex, and then continued to stand in silence to watch the Beijing Memorial Conference. During this period, all activities of the Legislative Council were suspended.

Li Huiqiong, chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong, and Guo Weiqiang of the Federation of Trade Unions were unable to attend due to the epidemic; members of the trade unions watched the live broadcast at the government headquarters.

The election committee members Xie Weijun and New Thinking Di Zhiyuan were absent. Liang Junyan said that most of the councilors watched the live broadcast together, and some councilors could not attend due to business.

Liang Junyan pointed out that some lawmakers were unable to participate in the memorial service held in the Legislative Council due to their official duties.

(Photo by Xia Jialang)

Xie Weijun, Di Zhiyuan and others were absent Li Huiqiong Guo Weiqiang was diagnosed earlier

70 members of the Legislative Council watched the live broadcast together. Most of the members wore black suits or suits. Zhu Guoqiang from the Education Federation and Lin Xiaolu, the election committee member, wore black tunic suits. Xie Weijun and Di Zhiyuan were absent.

At the beginning of the ceremony, everyone bowed their heads in silence for three minutes, and then stood and watched the entire memorial ceremony.

Liang Junyan said that he watched the memorial ceremony with a heavy heart, saying that Jiang Zemin had a great influence on the modern country. In 1997, he brought Hong Kong back to Hong Kong smoothly. He has always cared about Hong Kong and mourned his death.

Liang Junyan: Some councilors were unable to attend due to official duties

The government also opened 21 community halls and activity centers to allow citizens to watch live broadcasts of mourning, and government vessels such as water police ships and fireboats sounded their whistles.

Flags at Golden Bauhinia Square and all government agencies will be flown at half-staff, and entertainment and celebrations organized or sponsored by the government will also be postponed or cancelled.

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