The Hong Kong SAR Government held a learning achievement sharing session for visiting delegations to promote patriotism education

China News Service, Hong Kong, October 3rd. In order to further consolidate and deepen the educational effectiveness of the "Salute to the National Flag" Hong Kong and Macao youth flag-raising team representative visiting Beijing, the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government held a learning achievement sharing meeting for the visiting delegation in Hong Kong on the 2nd. About 250 student representatives of the visiting delegation shared what they saw, heard and felt during the trip, and promoted the results of the event to more Hong Kong youth and all walks of life.

On October 2, the Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Chan Kwok-kee (second from right), communicated with Hong Kong youths who participated in the "Salute to the National Flag" visit to Beijing by representatives of the Hong Kong and Macao youth flag-raising teams. (Photo courtesy of the Information Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government)

Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chen Guoji served as the officiating guest at the sharing session. Secretary for Education of the Special Administrative Region Government Cai Ruolian, Minister of Education and Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Wang Weiming, leader of the Hong Kong Patriotic Education Working Group Chen Qingxia, Director of the Hong Kong Flag Raising Corps Association Wu Huanjie, and Chairman of the Hong Kong Youth Army Association Chen Zhenbin attended.

Chen Guoji said in his speech that this visiting delegation is a high-standard "walking classroom" that allows students to experience the national dignity represented by the national flag and national anthem through the solemn flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square, deepen everyone's understanding of the symbolic meaning of the national flag, and deepen their identification with the country and their feelings for the country. From the cultural heritage of a thousand years to the development achievements of the new era, the students personally experienced the country's journey from hard struggle to the great national rejuvenation.

He emphasized that patriotic education has always been a top priority of the SAR government. Hong Kong's first five-year plan and the "Chief Executive's 2026 Policy Address" also listed the promotion of patriotic education as a key task. It is hoped that through this sharing session, the learning results of the students in Beijing will be spread wider and further, so that more young people can deeply understand the importance of the national flag and deeply feel the country's love and care for young people. The SAR government will continue to work with all sectors of society to use rich and diverse methods to enable young people to build a solid national identity, national confidence and responsibility through first-hand experience.

On October 2, Hong Kong teenagers who participated in the "Salute to the National Flag" visit to Beijing by representatives of the Hong Kong and Macao youth flag-raising teams shared their learning experiences. (Photo courtesy of the Information Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government)

"Salute to the National Flag" Hong Kong and Macao youth flag-raising team representatives visited Beijing to carry out theme activities in Beijing from September 18 to 22 this year. About 1,200 representatives of flag-raising teams, teachers, students and youth groups from universities, middle schools and primary schools from Hong Kong and Macao participated. (over)