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Education Bureau organizes Flag-raising Ceremony cum Extravaganza for students (With photo)
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    The Education Bureau today (July 1) organised the "Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong to our Motherland: Flag-raising Ceremony cum Extravaganza by students of Hong Kong".

     The event aimed to encourage kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to conduct flag-raising ceremony to enhance students' sense of national identity to provide an opportunity for students to express their joy and happiness on Hong Kongˇ¦s return to our motherland.

     Officiating guests included Hon Mrs. Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, President of the Legislative Council; Mr. Raymond Wong, Permanent Secretary for Education; Ms Dong Cui Di, Deputy Director of Education, Science and Technology Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR; Mr Li Ji Yi, the Deputy Director of Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR; Mr Yeung Yiu-chung, Deputy of Hong Kong to the 10th National People's Congress; Mr Wong Kwan-yu, Member of the Education Commission, and Mr Hui Chun-lung, Chairman of the Association of Hong Kong Flag-guards.

     Highlights of the event ranged from flag-raising ceremony, inspection of school flag-guards by the officiating guests, presentation of graduation certificates to some 140 school flag-raising teams, to art and cultural performances.

     The event took place at the AsiaWorld-Expo and was participated by about 2000 teachers and students from over 200 primary and secondary schools

Ends/Sunday, July 1, 2007
Issued at HKT 19:56

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