HKSAR holds commemoration for Nanjing Massacre victims

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region holds a ceremony to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre, on Dec 13, 2024. HONG KONG -- China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held a ceremony on Friday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre. Vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying and Acting Chief Executive of the HKSAR Chan Kwok-ki attended the ceremony together with representatives of various central government agencies in Hong Kong, representatives of the HKSAR's judiciary, principal officials of the HKSAR government, members of the HKSAR Executive Council and the HKSAR Legislative Council, representatives of HKSAR deputies to the National People's Congress, representatives of HKSAR members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, former members of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade of the East River Column, as well as representatives of veteran groups and students. The HKSAR government and civil groups organize memorial ceremonies every year, hoping to demonstrate the Chinese people's firm stance in resolutely safeguarding national sovereignty, territorial integrity and world peace.