John Lee urges Hongkongers to cherish peace at wartime memorial

Cherish peace and stability, John Lee urges Hongkongers during Chung Yeung Festival

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attended the annual Chung Yeung Festival ceremony at the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden in Central on Sunday and laid a wreath for those who died defending the city between 1941 and 1945.

The ceremony brought senior officials together to honour Hong Kong’s wartime defenders and public servants who died in the line of duty. It included tributes to those who sacrificed their lives during the war and to public servants who died while serving the city.

Ceremony honours wartime defenders

A flag-raising ceremony was held at the memorial before attendees bowed their heads and observed a moment of silence. Representatives then stepped forward to lay wreaths in tribute.

The annual ceremony at the City Hall Memorial Garden was part of the Chung Yeung Festival observance and focused on remembering those who died defending the city and those who perished in service.

Lee calls for lessons from history

Earlier in the day, Lee wrote on social media that Hongkongers should draw lessons from the past while remembering those who died in war. “As we remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives in war and our compatriots who perished, we should learn lessons from history, jointly cherish and safeguard this hard-won peace and stability, and continue working for Hong Kong’s future,” he wrote.

The message connected the memorial tribute with a call to protect peace and stability and to continue working for Hong Kong’s future.

Source: South China Morning Post