The Macau government held a ceremony yesterday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Vice Chairman of the National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Ho Hau Wah, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region Zheng Xincong attended the ceremony together with around 300 people, among them local and central government officials, local deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC), Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) members, civic leaders and students.
They sang the national anthem, observed a moment of silence and laid wreaths to mourn the Nanjing Massacre victims.
Students attending the ceremony said they will always remember this part of the nation’s history, carry on the tradition of being patriotic, and contribute to the country’s overall development.
In 2014, the NPC designated December 13 as the national memorial day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
The Nanjing Massacre took place after the Japanese troops captured the city on December 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II. – Xinhua, MPD
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee Vice Chairman Edmund Ho Hau Wah and about 300 other people attend yesterday’s commemoration of December 13, 1937 Nanjing Massacre, on the campus of the Macau Public Security Forces Academy in Coloane yesterday. – Photo: GCS
