Chris Tang to enjoy massive street march

RTHK news gets a scoop – Security Secretary Chris Tang is thrilled about attending today’s military parade in Beijing… 

Tang is part of a 360-strong delegation from Hong Kong, led by Chief Executive John Lee, which is in the capital to mark the anniversary of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Arriving at a hotel in Beijing, the minister told reporters that he was looking forward to the occasion.

“I’m excited. It’s my first time in the capital attending a military parade. I’m really honoured to take part in such an occasion,” he said.

“I believe the parade will be visually stunning.”

…War veteran Lam Zhen, who fought as a member of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Battalion of the East River Column, is also part of the delegation.

“We can’t forget this part of history, about our struggles. We need to be able to tell the actual circumstances of this history with full clarity,” she told RTHK.

“In doing so, we can let our descendants pass down the legacy of the struggles for future generations.”

Other delegation members who arrived in Beijing include the police commissioner, Joe Chow, and Olympic gold medallist and former fencer Vivian Kong.

I hope they all realize that they will need to turn up at 6.30am for a five-hour wait for security checks. 

Not on the invitation list, perhaps, is Housing Secretary Winnie Ho – but she gets a trip to Sai Kung…

…In a social media post on Tuesday (Sep 2), Ho shared her visit to Sai Kung’s Ng Fai Tin in Pan Long Wan Village—a former site of the Urban Detachment base under the Hong Kong and Kowloon Independent Brigade.

The group began their journey at the Pan Long Wan Village Office, where they examined an information board created by the Home Affairs Department. This board details the activities of a squadron established in 1943, which played a crucial role in the urban district’s resistance efforts.

…Their exploration continued at the historic site, where they unexpectedly met a local villager whose 92-year-old uncle, also named Lau, was one of the little messengers.

Recalling his memories at just nine years old, Lau shared stories of how he [or his uncle?] transported messages between Sai Kung, Central, and Causeway Bay.

His anecdotes included advice on folding and preserving intelligence notes, traveling barefoot, the moment Fang asked him to become a messenger, and the difficulties of cutting off touch with his family at the time.

An SCMP headline today: ‘Hong Kong auxiliary policeman arrested for alleged indecent act while driving taxi’. Yes, but was his mind distracted by a case he was working on?