#Remembrance #LiberationDay #31Aug2020
Hong Kong University Students' Union Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Liberation Day in Hong Kong
August 31, 2020 is the 75th anniversary of Hong Kong’s Liberation Day since 1945. The Hong Kong University Students’ Union held a flower-laying ceremony at the Memorial Garden of the Hong Kong City Hall to mourn the Allied soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Hong Kong during World War II.
Before the ceremony commenced, a large number of police officers came to drive away citizens. Respecting the gathering ban, the students' union presented flowers in groups of two to the Cenotaph.
The president of the Hong Kong University Students' Union, Jeh Tsz-lam, criticized the police's opposition to the mourning ceremony on the grounds of gathering restrictions.
Jeh pointed out that Hongkongers constitute a connected community that has faced many oppressions over the course of history. "The people of Hong Kong defended this land of freedom." She believes that just as Hongkongers survived the Japanese occupation during three years and eight months, as long as Hongkongers have hope, they will usher in a bright future just like what the Liberation Day has meant.
Before 1997, the last Monday of August is declared as the Liberation Day to commemorate the resumption of order in Hong Kong after the Japanese force surrendered to the Allies in 1945.
Source: InMedia #Aug31
https://bit.ly/3gKxSfN
#Cenotaph #WWII #Hope #HKUSU #JehTszLam
Hong Kong University Students' Union Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Liberation Day in Hong Kong
August 31, 2020 is the 75th anniversary of Hong Kong’s Liberation Day since 1945. The Hong Kong University Students’ Union held a flower-laying ceremony at the Memorial Garden of the Hong Kong City Hall to mourn the Allied soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Hong Kong during World War II.
Before the ceremony commenced, a large number of police officers came to drive away citizens. Respecting the gathering ban, the students' union presented flowers in groups of two to the Cenotaph.
The president of the Hong Kong University Students' Union, Jeh Tsz-lam, criticized the police's opposition to the mourning ceremony on the grounds of gathering restrictions.
Jeh pointed out that Hongkongers constitute a connected community that has faced many oppressions over the course of history. "The people of Hong Kong defended this land of freedom." She believes that just as Hongkongers survived the Japanese occupation during three years and eight months, as long as Hongkongers have hope, they will usher in a bright future just like what the Liberation Day has meant.
Before 1997, the last Monday of August is declared as the Liberation Day to commemorate the resumption of order in Hong Kong after the Japanese force surrendered to the Allies in 1945.
Source: InMedia #Aug31
https://bit.ly/3gKxSfN
#Cenotaph #WWII #Hope #HKUSU #JehTszLam