HONG KONG: FINAL REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY CELEBRATIONS HELD
(10 Nov 1996) Cant/Eng/Nat
The British Colony of Hong Kong has held the last Remembrance Sunday ceremony before its sovereignty is handed to China next summer.
It is unknown whether the same ceremony will be held once the territory is governed by its SAR government (Special Administrative Region) next year.
There is no more poignant reminder of this island's colonial past than the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.
As always, it was held at the Cenotaph in Central Hong Kong ,Sunday, to honour those who gave their lives during both World Wars
The service had extra resonance this year as is the last time the British will run the ceremony before Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule next July.
Governor Chris Patten laid a giant wreath of poppies at the Colonial style remembrance service.
It is not known whether the same ceremony will be able to be held under the yet to be formed SAR government.
Among those who came to pay their respects to their fellow servicemen are Chinese and Anglo-Saxon veterans of the Second World War, all in their seventies and eighties.
Although coming from different backgrounds, these ex-servicemen all have one thing in common - they fought against the same enemy during World War II.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"But I'm here today remembering the war dead but I'm remembering a positive way by fighting for the living, by raising funds on Poppy Day for the Chinese ex-servicemen, and I'm fighting now for the Chinese invasion, wives and war widows to be granted British passport."
SUPERCAPTION: Jack Edwards, Former POW
SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese)
"My worse memories was when I was in a mountain, we all had guns to protect ourselves. One section would go up to the top of the mountain and only a couple would make it back."
SUPERCAPTION: Chan Shu Sum, Veteran British Forces serviceman
Regardless of what sort of ceremony is held next year, one thing is certain - the British flags which have been flying over the territory for more than 100 years will not be there.
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I was on the balcony playing last post and reveille.
Hong Kong was so beautiful with flying British flags. That's real Hong Kong.
@jackytang3683
4 жыл бұрын
No universe suffrage and all important officials appointed by Christ pattern
@juyngkwogayo206
3 жыл бұрын
Really? Hk without flying British flags is more beautiful
@dawnnadir
3 жыл бұрын
@@jackytang3683 Example please.
@canto_v12
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry you're stuck in the past and cannot accept historical reality. Enjoy the "fake Hong Kong" of today because we don't have a time machine.
@dawnnadir
3 жыл бұрын
@@jackytang3683 The commies love staying this way.
I missed the British.
@poopsiedoodlesp8506
4 жыл бұрын
There are still plenty in the international schools :)
@juyngkwogayo206
3 жыл бұрын
I missed the hk of the Qing dynasty!
@mpjopatv401
3 жыл бұрын
@@poopsiedoodlesp8506 yes must mostly entitled wealthy expat kids who won't spend long in hk
Even the sky was crying
This only becomes history.
Britain should have never done this......
کرس پیٹن ہانگ کانگ میں برطانیہ کے آخری گورنر تھے۔۔۔1997 میں برطانیہ نے ہانگ کانگ چائنہ کو واپس کر دیا تھا ۔۔
It's interesting that Christ Pattern appointed by queen , and all officials were puppets of British but no protesting
@CaptainX2012
4 жыл бұрын
Because the British didn't oppress the Hong Kongers. They didn't make people disappear for selling anti-government books.
@spyknife
4 жыл бұрын
Chris was appointed by the then prime minister john major not the queen.
@sirelimasi4639
4 жыл бұрын
@@spyknife Appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister.
@juyngkwogayo206
3 жыл бұрын
CaptainX but they killed people who protested them as in the case of 1960s.
@swastikturan257
3 жыл бұрын
@@juyngkwogayo206 but as a apologize British had build Hong Kong and made as one of business capital here in Asia. And also along with that a ordinary Hong Kongers were guaranteed all freedoms. Meanwhile Red China has failed to provided all of them and also Taiwan (Republic of China) is the original holder of the 99yrs lease land Treaty. So technically if British had to handover Hong Kong then they would have handed Hong Kong back to Taiwan not to Red China. Red China is lucky that Britain hand back Hong Kong to them and also Taiwan too considered the hand over.
Salute to Mr Deng and PLA
@ScottGrayban
Жыл бұрын
china will suffer a 1000 years for the crimes they have committed
Long live China! Glory to Chairman Mao!
@georgea7022
4 жыл бұрын
mcg160270 you’re nuts
@swastikturan257
3 жыл бұрын
If Hong Kong wasn't a lease territory it would have always been a daydream for CCP to get back Hong Kong
@tomAS-27
3 жыл бұрын
Shame on you
@sumvs5992
3 жыл бұрын
Agree.with the first half, not the second half
@albertn457
3 жыл бұрын
Why are you outside the firewall?