[Commentary] April 4 is the annual Ching Ming Festival. In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all ethnic groups across the country to the martyrs and deceased compatriots who died in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the State Council issued an announcement on April 3 to decide on Qingming National mourning activities were held on the day of the festival.
[Commentary] At 8 a.m. on the 4th, the flag raising ceremony was held at the Golden Bauhinia Square in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the second half of the flag mourned the death of martyrs and dead compatriots in the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Important institutions such as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Headquarters, the Central People ’s Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ’Commissioner ’s Office in Hong Kong also expressed their condolences.
[Commentary] At 10 am, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Lin Zhengyue, and the Legislative Council Chairman Liang Junyan, members of the Executive Council and the Secretary of Administration observed three minutes of silence in the Chief Executive ’s Office.
[Commentary] At the same time, representatives of Hong Kong citizens spontaneously went to the Central Peace Monument to respond to national mourning activities. They raised the national flag in hand and the slogan "Mourning the Martyrs who Suppressed the Anti-epidemic People, the Dead Compatriots", sounded the siren, and silently bowed their heads in silence for three minutes.
[Commentary] Cao Daming, a citizen who participated in the mourning activities, shed tears when he talked about the martyrs who died in the epidemic. He said that after the outbreak, medical staff from different provinces and cities in the country went to Hubei to coordinate the epidemic. This spirit of selfless dedication gave He was very moved. He thanked all those who contributed to this, and cheered for the medical staff in Hong Kong and the Mainland.
[Same period] Hong Kong citizen Cao Daming
When you see the medical staff in the mainland go to Hubei for anti-epidemic work in batches, we are very moved by the selfless dedication. Look at the recent many medical staff returning to their hometowns. When we saw many friends welcome them back home, under such circumstances, we all feel that being a Chinese, with this feeling, we should be proud of ourselves of.
Reporter Chen Shuo asked Bao Kui's intern reporter Liang Ye to report from Hong Kong
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]