China News Service, Hong Kong, September 3 (Reporter Han Xingtong Liangyuan) The opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Sha Tau Kok was held on September 3. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, attended the ceremony and said in his speech that he hoped that the opening of the memorial hall would be a patriotic gesture for Hong Kong. Education and national education write a new chapter.

　　Li Jiachao pointed out that to effectively promote patriotism education, the government and the people need to cooperate with each other. The Hong Kong Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Sha Tau Kok is a very good example.

He mentioned that during the Japanese invasion of China, the Luo family in Nanyong, Sha Tau Kok joined the anti-Japanese guerrillas, which was an indispensable and important team to check and balance the Japanese army.

Luo's descendants initiated the construction of their ancestral home, the Luo Family Mansion, into a memorial hall for the Anti-Japanese War. He fully affirmed this and thanked them for their contributions to the country and Hong Kong.

　　Li Jiachao emphasized that the SAR government attaches great importance to commemorating the history of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, so that the public can understand the roles and deeds of the Hong Kong people during the Anti-Japanese War.

He hoped that the Sha Tau Kok Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Hong Kong would carry forward the sentiment of defending the country, nurture young people who care about their country, and write a new chapter for patriotic education and national education in Hong Kong.

　　Huang Junkang, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Guangzhou Associations and director of the Hong Kong Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Sha Tau Kok, said that it is imperative to promote patriotism in Hong Kong. Based on this, the Hong Kong and Guangzhou Associations decided to take the lead in the construction of the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall to record and display the history of the Anti-Japanese War in Hong Kong. , let the cause of patriotism education take root.

　　Huang Junkang mentioned that the preparations for the memorial hall have received strong support from the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government of the Communist Party of China. It can be said that the completion of the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is a new sign of the cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

　　Huang Junkang hopes that the unveiling of the memorial hall will become a new starting point, and promote Hong Kong citizens, especially young people, to have a correct understanding of the country, a clear understanding of history, love for their own nation, and jointly protect and build Hong Kong, the "Pearl of the Orient".

　　Chen Qianzhu, a Hong Kong teenager who participated in the flag-raising ceremony of the opening ceremony that day, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that he was honored to be the flag-bearer of this flag-raising ceremony, and to learn more about the history of the Anti-Japanese War and learn Chinese cultural knowledge in the participation activities.

　　Wu Qiubei, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and president of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, who attended the opening ceremony, told reporters that the opening of the Memorial Hall of the Anti-Japanese War in Hong Kong's Sha Tau Kok is of great significance.

In the past, Hong Kong has always had a lot of room to improve in terms of sorting, displaying and educating the history of the Anti-Japanese War, and the unveiling of the memorial hall has made progress in this regard.

　　Chen Yong, deputy to the National People's Congress of Hong Kong, member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, vice chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong, and chairman of the New Territories Federation of Associations, said that he was very excited after visiting the memorial hall. , especially the younger generation.

He believes that the memorial will become the best local national education and patriotism education base.

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