A view of a ceremony to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, September 3, 2023. /China Media Group
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) authorities on Sunday held an official ceremony to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
The ceremony, held on the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden, included taking part in and singing China’s nationwide anthem, elevating the nationwide flag and the flag of the HKSAR, silence in mourning, and bowing in tribute.
Attendees of the occasion included Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Leung Chun-ying, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee, representatives of the central authorities’s organizations in Hong Kong, former chief executives of the HKSAR, judicial officers of the HKSAR, members of the HKSAR Executive Council and the HKSAR Legislative Council, representatives from warfare veteran teams, representatives of Hong Kong deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC), representatives of Hong Kong members of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and representatives from uniformed teams and youth organizations.
Lee mentioned on social media that 78 years in the past, the Chinese folks received a fantastic victory within the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He paid tribute to all of the troopers, generals and individuals who participated within the warfare, and deeply mourned the heroes and martyrs sacrificed within the warfare and the victims killed by the aggressors.
Lee mentioned that the Chinese folks’s resistance to Japanese aggression and the martyrs and compatriots who died will at all times be remembered.
On the identical day, a symposium was held in Beijing to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the victory within the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the worldwide warfare in opposition to fascism.
In February 2014, the NPCÂ Standing Committee designated September 3 because the Victory Day of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
In August 2014, the HKSAR authorities introduced that since that 12 months, an official ceremony can be held on September 3 yearly to commemorate the victory day.
(With enter from Xinhua)
Source: CGTN