HKSAR raises flags, holds reception to celebrate National Day

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HKSAR raises flags, holds reception to celebrate National Day

STORY: HKSAR raises flags, holds reception to celebrate National Day DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reception 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, HKSAR Chief Executive STORYLINE: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government held a flag-raising ceremony and a reception Sunday to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. China's national flag and the HKSAR flag were hoisted and the national anthem was played at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong on Sunday morning. Helicopters carrying the national and HKSAR flags flew over Victoria Harbor in celebration. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee, officials of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the

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