HKSAR gov holds ceremony to commemorate birth of Sun Yat-sen

Meanwhile, the HKSAR government also held a ceremony this morning to commemorate the birth of Sun Yat-sen, who had strong ties with Hong Kong.

Chief Executive John Lee states the government will continue to deepen patriotic education and carry forward his spirit of revitalising the Chinese nation.

The ceremony marking the 160th anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's birth took place at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park, attended by Chief Executive John Lee, Director of the Liaison Office Zhou Ji, along with other senior officials.

The ceremony began with a guard of honour presenting flower baskets.

Lee tidied up the ribbons on the baskets and bowed in tribute, followed by representatives from youth groups and students stepping forward to lay flowers and bow before the bronze statue of Sun.

In his speech, Lee noted Sun was a pioneer of China's modern democratic revolution who had studied in Hong Kong.

He mentioned that Hong Kong was not only the birthplace of Sun's revolutionary ideas, but also an important base for planning uprisings.

He said the best way to commemorate Sun is to learn from and inherit his great ambition to revitalise the Chinese nation and his noble spirit of loving the motherland.

Participating students said the event further deepened their understanding of Sun.

He is the hero of China, he helped China to change.

Today is the 160th Anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

I think he is a very good role model for all of us, the students from Queen's College to learn from him, and study about his different ideas and different characteristics of him.

The government has organised a series of activities, including exhibitions and talks, to help the public learn more about Dr. Sun Yat-sen's life and contributions.