Flag-raising ceremony marks 77th anniversary of National Day

Chief Executive John Lee and senior government officials attended the flag-raising ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai this morning to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The ceremony featured music by the Police Band, the national anthem sung by a choir, and a salute by discipline services personnel in the air and at sea. John Lee subsequently moved to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to officiate at the National Day reception.