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Ceremony on Nanjing Massacre National Memorial Day held (with photos)
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     The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has held an official ceremony in commemoration of the victims who died in the Nanjing Massacre and those who were killed during the Japanese invasion. The ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence this morning (December 13).
 
     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, attended the ceremony and laid a wreath.
 
     Also present at this morning's ceremony were Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Mr C Y Leung, representatives of Central People's Government organisations in Hong Kong, a representative from the Judiciary, senior government officials, members of the Legislative Council, members of the Executive Council, former members of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column, war veterans' groups, community dignitaries and student groups.
 
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The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, attended a ceremony to commemorate Nanjing Massacre National Memorial Day at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence this morning (December 13). Photo shows (front row, from left) the Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC; the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan; the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung; Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Mr He Jing; the Political Commissar of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, Mr Cai Yongzhong; the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR, Mr Xie Feng; Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Mr C Y Leung; Mrs Lam; the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li; the President of the Legislative Council, Mr Andrew Leung; Non-official Member of the Executive Council Professor Arthur Li; and other attendees observing two minutes' silence at the ceremony.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, attended a ceremony to commemorate Nanjing Massacre National Memorial Day at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence this morning (December 13). Photo shows Mrs Carrie Lam laying a wreath in memory of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and those who were killed during the Japanese invasion.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, attended a ceremony to commemorate Nanjing Massacre National Memorial Day at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence this morning (December 13). Photo shows Mrs Lam signing the memorial book.