“I think the parade is very grand and spectacular. My father and mother were bullied by the Japanese in the past. Today, no one dares to bully us anymore!” A Hong Kong resident watched Beijing’s 1993 military parade on television and sighed. On the morning of the same day, a Second Sino-Japanese War to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World anti-fascist War was held in Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong and Macao“Huge delegation” to Beijing to participate in the anti-japanese war memorial activities, many delegates after the ceremony said national pride has been greatly enhanced. Some people in Hong Kong were in tears as they stopped to watch the live broadcast on the screens of shopping malls.
“I’ll fight to come back to Tiananmen.”
On September 3, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and Macao Chief Executive Shum Ho-fai led a delegation to attend the ceremony. Hong Kong“Ta Kung Pao” reported on September 4, the HKSAR Government organized a delegation of about 360 people, including people from different sectors of society.
John Lee said on social media platforms on the 3rd that, “It is an honor, a pride and an inspiration to be here in Beijing to witness the most solemn way for the nation to commemorate the victory, to remember the history, to remember the martyrs, to cherish peace and to create the future,” he said, the parade not only displayed the achievements of our national defense and military construction in the new era, but also declared to the world that the Chinese people remember history and cherish peace, to resolutely defend the Second Sino-Japanese War and the successful outcome of the world anti-fascist war.
People from all walks of life in Hong Kong expressed their pride. “My Grandfather fought in the Dongjiang column. He passed away early, but I remember the stories he told, which inspired me to remember history and cherish peace,” said the Secretary for home and youth, Alice Mak Mei-kuen Yam, during his third military parade, she said that there were many Hong Kong youths in the viewing group and the parade was a rare opportunity for them to see the development of the country and understand the value of peace.
Wang Kenneth Fok, a member of the National People’s Congress and legislator, said that the neat movements of the various squads and the magnificent and advanced weaponry displayed the strength of the motherland during the parade. “Everyone’s life is now stable because of the great sacrifices made by the Chinese people in the Second Sino-Japanese War 80 years ago. Under the strong protection of the state, we must bear in mind the history. This has not come easily.”
Hong Kong Police Constable Leung Chun-yin summed up his experience of watching the military parade“For the first time”: taking part in the military parade for the first time, and observing the Chinese army at close range for the first time, standing in Tiananmen for the first time as a Hong Kong policeman in a police uniform, “It is a great honor for me”. “When I return to Hong Kong, I will share with people around me what I have seen and heard so that they can also deepen their understanding of the motherland,” Leung said.
Chan Chi-ho, a Hong Kong pundit who experienced the parade at the scene, could not hide his excitement. In an interview with the Global Times, he said, “National security and national interests are always maintained by hard power, and the military is an important part of that,” Lu Haitian, chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Talents and professionals, told the global times, “I am deeply honored and proud to be here. This event makes me feel more deeply the sense of security and mission brought by the growing strength of our country.”
Wu Xueming, chairman of the guangdong-hong Kong-macao Bay Area Youth Federation from Hong Kong, shared a set of photos with the global times of him standing proudly in Tiananmen Square with a small red flag. “When the leaders passed by and waved to us, everyone spontaneously shouted: ‘Long live the Motherland! ‘ the voices were very neat.”
Primary and middle school students watch the military parade live
On September 3, Hong Kong also held a number of commemorative activities to promote patriotism. In the morning, the HKSAR Government held an official ceremony at the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden. After raising the flag and singing the national anthem, the Hong Kong Police Rifle Guard of Honour fired a gun in tribute to the martyrs, and all observed a moment of silence, laid flowers and bowed. The Hong Kong Museum of anti-japanese War and coastal defence has launched a number of free activities to show the anti-japanese war film“The students”, and invited former vice-president of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Independent Brigades of the Dongjiang Column, Lin Ming, exchange dialogues with local secondary school students. Admission to the annual thematic exhibition is free at the Public Records Office of the Government Records Office of the HKSAR.
More than 100 people watched the live broadcast of the military parade at the APM shopping centre in Kwun Tong on September 3. Some members of the public lamented, “With our motherland behind us, Hong Kong people are very happy. We must really cherish it.” Many people even invited friends to watch the 1993 military parade at the shopping mall together because they felt that the shopping mall’s screen was even bigger. Some Hong Kong people saw the square through Tiananmen Square bluntly said, the Motherland is developing very well, he was very touched, “A little tearful.”.
Many primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong also organize students to watch the live broadcast. At Pui Kiu Secondary School in North Point, Hong Kong, students entered the classroom early and waited for the activity to begin. At 9:00 am, the gun salute opened the ceremony. Raising the national flag, playing the national anthem, the students straightened their backs, very excited.
“Nanjing Photo Studio” opens in Hong Kong
September 4, the anti-japanese war film“Nanjing Photo Studio” in Hong Kong officially released, causing concern. On the social media platform, some Hong Kong netizens emotionally said that“Nanjing photo studio” has brought soul-shaking through historical details, “Special thanks go to our ancestors, who gave their lives to preserve and preserve this precious evidence, so that this history can be remembered and justice can not be absent.”
An editorial in Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Pao newspaper said the parade was a vivid lesson in patriotism for Hong Kong compatriots. From the auditorium of the school to the big screen of the shopping mall, from the living room of the public to the rolling broadcast of the news on the subway, the whole Hong Kong people followed the parade process. The sense of pride, responsibility and mission of being a Chinese was born. An editorial in the Hong Kong Business Daily said that the 1993 military parade demonstrated the strength of the country and the strength of the army, greatly invigorating the people’s morale and arousing the national pride of all the sons and daughters of China, to achieve Chinese Dream Power.