Flag-raising ceremony, reception held to mark 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to motherland

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Flag-raising ceremony, reception held to mark 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to motherland

STORY: Flag-raising ceremony, reception held to mark 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to motherland DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flag-raising ceremony STORYLINE: The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday held a flag-raising ceremony and a reception to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive of the HKSAR John Lee, and Zheng Yanxiong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, attended the flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Bauhinia Square Saturday morning. As China's national flag and the flag of the HKSAR were hoisted, helicopters of the Government Flying Service flew over Victoria Harbor to display the national flag and flag of the HKSAR. Following the ceremony, a receptio

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