On the morning of July 1, the Hong Kong SAR Government held a flag-raising ceremony and a cocktail reception at the Golden Bauhinia Square and the Convention and Exhibition Center respectively to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and other SAR government officials, responsible persons of the central government in Hong Kong, and people from all walks of life in Hong Kong attended the meeting.
Photo by a reporter from Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News in Hong Kong
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the bright five-star red flag and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were raised at the Golden Bauhinia Square, accompanied by the Police Band. All the guests at the scene stood solemnly facing the national flag and the regional flag and sang the national anthem. Subsequently, helicopters of the disciplined services of the HKSAR Government flew over Victoria Harbour to display the national and regional flags, and boats sprayed water jets over the sea surface of Victoria Harbour in salute.
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Source: Orange News
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, the Office of National Security of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army also held national flag-raising ceremonies this morning.
After the flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Bauhinia Square, the HKSAR Government held a celebratory reception at the HKCEC. John Lee announced at the handover reception that the central government had agreed to give another pair of giant pandas to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), which is expected to arrive in Hong Kong in a few months. The HKSAR Government is grateful to the Central Government and has commenced preparations to welcome the giant pandas to Hong Kong.
John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Central Government for once again donating a pair of giant pandas to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), which fully demonstrated its concern and support for the HKSAR. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the gift of giant pandas to the HKSAR by the Central Government is even more significant. The HKSAR Government will spare no effort to prepare for the giant pandas. Mr Lee expressed his gratitude to the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council (HKMAO) and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) for their efforts and assistance.
On April 27, 2007, it was presented to the giant panda "Le Le" in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Lee said that the two pairs of giant pandas donated by the central government in the past have accompanied generations of Hong Kong citizens to grow up, which is a collective memory of everyone. The upcoming pair of giant pandas will become a close "family" for Hong Kong citizens, bringing laughter and joy.
The HKSAR Government has initiated liaison with the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration to discuss arrangements for giant pandas to visit Hong Kong. The HKSAR Government will immediately commence preparations to ensure that Ocean Park Hong Kong is well equipped to take care of the giant pandas. The spokesman said that the HKSAR Government is confident that the preparatory work will be successfully completed and will announce the details of the arrangements for giant pandas to visit Hong Kong in due course.
Source: CCTV News, Wireless News