Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, April 3-The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau Special Administrative Region will hold mourning activities concurrently with the mainland on the 4th to express deep condolences to the sacrificed martyrs and deceased compatriots in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

The Hong Kong SAR Government Information Office said on the 3rd that government agencies flying the national flag and regional flag of the Hong Kong SAR on the 4th will be flagged at half-mast. At 10 am on the same day, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Chairman of the Legislative Council, members of the Executive Council, and the Secretary of the Commissioner observed a three-minute silence in the Chief Executive's Office.

The Macau Special Administrative Region will also hold a mourning event on the 4th. From 10 am, residents of Australia observed a three-minute silence. At that time, all flags or regional flags of the Macao SAR government agencies, legislatures and judicial organs, foreign offices, schools, public facilities and places will be flagged at half-mast, and public entertainment activities and all activities of a celebration or festive nature will cease.