Variety show by Guangdong and Hong Kong schools to celebrate 20th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR (with photos)

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Students of more than 20 local and Mainland schools joined hands at the "Variety Show in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the HKSAR Reunification by Guangdong and Hong Kong Schools" today (June 21) to present spectacular performances in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The event was jointly organised by the Education Bureau and the regional school heads associations of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories regions and was held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium.

The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, officiated at the opening ceremony. Other officiating guests included Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Mr Tan Tieniu; the Director of the Office for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Education, Ms Liu Jin; the Deputy Director of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Mr Wang Chuang; the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim; the Chairman of the Panel on Education of the Legislative Council, Dr Chiang Lai-wan; and the Chairman of the Education Commission, Mr Tim Lui.

The Variety Show featured a wide variety of performances, including choral speaking by sister schools from Guangdong and Hong Kong, lion and dragon dance, choir singing, musical instrument performance, Chinese and Western dances, rope skipping, marching band performance and cheerleading.

Apart from the education departments of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macau, and the local educational bodies, there were around 3 000 teachers and students from primary and secondary schools from different districts of Hong Kong participating in the event.

Ends/Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:50

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The Education Bureau and the regional school heads associations of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories regions today (June 21) jointly held the "Variety Show in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the HKSAR Reunification by Guangdong and Hong Kong Schools". Photo shows the Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung (centre); the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Mr Tan Tieniu (third left); the Director of the Office for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Education, Ms Liu Jin (third right); the Deputy Director of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Mr Wang Chuang (second left); the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim (second right); the Chairman of the Panel on Education of the Legislative Council, Dr Chiang Lai-wan (first right); and the Chairman of the Education Commission, Mr Tim Lui (first left), officiating at the event.

A choral speaking performance is given by students of sister schools from Guangdong and Hong Kong at the "Variety Show in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the HKSAR Reunification by Guangdong and Hong Kong Schools" held today (June 21).

Students take part in musical instrument performance at the "Variety Show in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the HKSAR Reunification by Guangdong and Hong Kong Schools" held today (June 21).