HONG KONG, April 4 -- A ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Association of Hong Kong Flag-guards (AHKF) was held on April 1st, and more than 100 service members assigned to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison attended the event.
香港4月3日电 -- 日前，百余名驻香港部队官兵代表参加了香港升旗队总会成立20周年检阅礼。
At about 11 am, the guard of honor of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison entered the venue at Sha Tsui Road Playground, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, and raised the national flag at the beginning of the event. After that, members of the AHKF presented a march-past parade, during which they walked by the reviewing stand in measured steps and high spirits. At the end of the parade, the guard of honor and the band of the Hong Kong garrison presented an exhibition drill and a military band performance in success, winning warm applause from the citizens on the spot.
上午11时许，在香港荃湾沙咀道游乐场，驻香港部队三军仪仗队进行升旗仪式作为开场。仪式结束后，香港升旗队总会举行了隆重的检阅礼，队员们精神抖擞，士气高昂。随后驻香港部队三军仪仗队和军乐队队员们进行了精彩的枪操和军乐表演，赢得香港市民热烈的掌声。
"We hope that such exchange and cooperation with the PLA Hong Kong Garrison will help to improve the skills of flag-guards of the AHKF. In addition, we also hope that more and more young people can take pride in our nation and be more committed to their motto of serving the nation”, said Wu Huanjie, director of the AHKF.
“我们希望通过更多和驻香港部队的交流合作，帮助我们带训更多的升旗队骨干，也希望将我们升国旗、爱国家的文化推广给更多的青年学生和社会大众，期待将来有更多的青年能够弘扬我们团队的理念，把以国为荣、为国争光作为他们人生的座右铭。” 香港升旗队总会总监伍焕杰表示。
It is learned that the AHKF was established on July 1, 2002, which is committed to promoting the national flag culture and patriotism education to primary and secondary schools and youth groups in Hong Kong, enabling them to be more aware of and concerned about their country through personal participation.
据了解，香港升旗队总会成立于2002年7月1日，致力于向香港中小学校及青少年团体推广国旗文化，让学生及社会大众通过亲身参与，认识国家、关心国家，增强对国民身分的认同。
