(25th Anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong) Side Notes: Folk Sentiments Surging on the 25th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return

　　China News Agency, Hong Kong, July 1st: Folk sentiment surging on the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China

　　China News Agency reporter Suo Youwei

　　"Looking back at the starting point, I have never worried about rainy days. In the face of this opportunity and hope, exercise well..." The song titled "Front" is the theme song of the Hong Kong SAR government's celebration of the 25th anniversary of the return of the motherland.

On the morning of July 1, several representatives of young Hong Kong youth, including the founding chairman of the Hong Kong Internet Influencer Workers Association, Gao Songjie, the proprietress of the "1.4 Billion Tea Restaurant", Li Kaihu, and several other representatives of Hong Kong youth, held a "Youth Sing Congratulation to the Return" at Park Lane, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. There will be a flash mob event, and the two theme songs celebrating the comeback of "Before" and "Always Have You" will be sung.

Above their heads was a sea of ​​flags, the five-starred red flag and the Bauhinia flag fluttering in the wind.

　　Gao Songjie, the organizer of the event, said: "We hold this flash mob to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. We hope to express our love for the motherland and Hong Kong through singing, and thank President Xi Jinping for his concern for Hong Kong."

　　The Hong Kong Zhuhai College in Tuen Mun, New Territories, also held a flag-raising ceremony that morning, and the "March of the Volunteers" resounded on the campus.

Since its establishment 75 years ago, Hong Kong Zhuhai College has always been a university that loves the country and Hong Kong, and has long attached importance to the education of traditional Chinese culture.

Lin Guangzhao, chairman of the school's board of trustees, said: "The national flag and national anthem are symbols of the country and symbolize the country's sovereignty and dignity. Today's flag-raising ceremony is even more meaningful, which will help enhance students' national identity and increase teachers and students' awareness of the country. I hope that the teachers and students of the college will visit the mainland more often, feel the rapid development of the country and the improvement of people's lives, shoulder the responsibilities and expectations of the times, and strive for the rise of the Chinese nation."

　　Under the Lion Rock, more than 200 citizens from the Hong Kong Overseas Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Hunan Loudi Friendship Association, the Hong Kong Huaian Friendship Association and other civil society organizations gathered under a five-star red flag and worked hard to climb.

Xiao Weihong, president of the Hong Kong Hunan Loudi Friendship Association, said that the "Lion Rock Spirit" is the driving force for Hong Kong people to make progress. They chose to climb the Lion Rock on the anniversary of the handover to express their hopes and wishes for inheriting the "Lion Rock Spirit" and starting again in unity. , "Let us connect our hearts and hands and friendship, and make Hong Kong's 'Pearl of the Orient' more splendid."

　　Leung Cointreau, president of the Hong Kong Lion Rock Art Association, turned on the TV at 9 o'clock that day, preparing to watch the live broadcast of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the sixth government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with his family.

　　"The future is promising. This sentence made a deep impression on me in the speech delivered by President Xi Jinping when he arrived in Hong Kong on the 30th." Liang Cointreau said: "I have lived in Hong Kong for decades, and I have witnessed with my own eyes how Hong Kong has changed since it returned to the motherland. Development, change and progress, the trials and tribulations experienced during the period will only make Hong Kong stronger, and as long as we unite and move forward, Hong Kong's future will definitely be better." He got up and walked to the desk and wrote these eight big characters with his brush.

　　In the afternoon of that day, Hong Kong was affected by the typhoon and rained, and many long-prepared folk celebrations were canceled. Yan Weining, a member of the provincial-level CPPCC in Hong Kong and chairman of Media Asia Huirui, who has been busy with the celebrations for several days, regretted it.

He said: "After wind and rain, you will see a rainbow. July 1 marks the beginning of a new journey. I believe that with the strong support of the central government and the leadership of the new SAR governance team, Hong Kong citizens are determined to move forward into the future, and Hong Kong will definitely move forward. It can show more vigorous vitality.” (End)