Hong Kong to mark Sun Yat-sen 160th birth anniversary on Thursday
Hong Kong will hold a ceremony on 12 November to mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen. Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu will lead the event with officials, legislators and students.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will hold a commemorative ceremony on Thursday 12 November to mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen, a great national hero, patriot and pioneer of China's democratic revolution, according to a government statement on 10 November.
Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu will preside over the ceremony and deliver a speech. Other attendees will include senior government officials, representatives from the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, members of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council, Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress, Hong Kong members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, district councillors, representatives from various sectors, uniformed groups, youth representatives and students.
The ceremony will feature performances by the police band and choirs from King's College and Belilios Public School singing the national anthem, a wreath-laying segment, and a collective bow of respect from all participants.
No public viewing area will be set up at the venue. Radio Television Hong Kong's TV31 will broadcast the ceremony live.