The year 2025 marked the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The Central Government gifted the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Commemorative Medal to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) as a museum collection and major exhibit. The HKSAR Government expressed profound gratitude to the Central Government and held today (February 26) the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Commemorative Medal Handover Ceremony at the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence (MWRCD).
 
     At the ceremony, Deputy Director of the Fifth Bureau of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council Ms Li Li presented the commemorative medal on behalf of the Central Government for receipt by the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Manda Chan, for the HKSAR Government. Expressing gratitude to the Central Government, Ms Chan said that the gift provides members of the public with the opportunity to appreciate the commemorative medal as well as its significance, thereby deepening their patriotic sentiments. From tomorrow, the commemorative medal will be displayed at the MWRCD thematic exhibition "Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong".
 
     Other guests attending the ceremony included the President and Deputy President of the Society of Veterans of the Original Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column, Ms Lam Chun and Mr Lam Ming; Investigation and Research Officer of the Fifth Bureau of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council Mr Liu Meng; the Assistant Director (Heritage and Museums) of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Ng Chi-wo; and the Head of the Chinese Culture Promotion Office, Mr Terence Cheung.
 
     In 2025, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the country awarded the commemorative medal to surviving veterans, old comrades, wartime generals or their families. The commemorative medal features the sculpture "Marching Towards Victory" at the centre, incorporating the Yan'an Pagoda Mountain, Yellow River, five stars, lights, olive branches and doves of peace.
 
     The MWRCD's "Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong" exhibition presents the history of the people of Guangdong and Hong Kong, led by the Chinese Communist Party, in resisting the enemy in close unity. For details of the exhibition and related activities, please visit the MWRCD website at hk.waranddefence.museum/en/web/mcd/standingtogetherforpeacebuilding.html.

Ends/Thursday, February 26, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:25

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