Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attends a ceremony to commemorate the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression at Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden in Central in the morning of Sept 3, 2021. (PHOTO/HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

HONG KONG – The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held an official ceremony on Friday to commemorate the 76th victory of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and senior government officials attended the ceremony at Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden in Central district.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor; Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying; Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Yin Zonghua; Deputy Head of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Li Jiangzhou; Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR Liu Guangyuan; Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, Major General Chen Daoxiang; Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung Kui-nung; former Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen; Chief Secretary for Administration John Lee Ka-chiu; Financial Secretary Paul Chan mo-po; Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah; Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council Bernard Chan; and the President of the Legislative Council Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, attend a ceremony to commemorate the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression at Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden in Central, Sept 3, 2021. (PHOTO/HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

During the ceremony, the national anthem was played, followed by a flag-raising ceremony and a gun salute by the Police Rifle Squad. Attendees then observed a moment of silence for the victims of the war.

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In 2014, the National People's Congress designated Sept 3 as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in remembrance of the resistance of Chinese people against Japanese aggression and to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the conflict.

Since then, the HKSAR government has also hosted official commemorative activities in Hong Kong.