HKSAR govt commemorates 81st anniversary of victory of Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Thursday held an official ceremony to commemorate the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Present at the ceremony were HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee and other senior officials of the HKSAR government.

The ceremony, held at the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden, included playing and singing of the national anthem, flag-raising, silence in mourning and bowing in tribute.

Attendees of the event included Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Zhou Ji, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Chen Feng, deputy head of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Li Yongsheng, acting commissioner of the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR, Zhang Chunshan, deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Garrison in the HKSAR, along with representatives from various sectors of Hong Kong society, veterans, and youth representatives.

In February 2014, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress designated Sept 3 as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

In August 2014, the HKSAR government announced that since that year, an official ceremony would be held on Sept 3 every year to commemorate the victory day.