Sailing with pride

Published: 15:28, October 2, 2024 | Updated: 16:39, October 2, 2024

Sailing with pride

By Wang Zhan

Contributors and staff members of China Daily Hong Kong pose for a photo on the Dukling, a traditional Chinese junk boat frequently spotted around Hong Kong’s picturesque Victoria Harbour, on Oct 1, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Contributors and staff members of China Daily Hong Kong took a special tour aboard the Dukling on Tuesday night, heralding the 75th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China and celebrating the newspaper’s achievements.

To commemorate the anniversary, the Dukling, an iconic traditional Chinese junk boat often spotted around Hong Kong’s picturesque Victoria Harbour, has been outfitted with a new set of sails featuring wishes for the country, and the logos of China Daily and its partners.

MORE PHOTOS: Sailing in celebration

On Sept 30, the boat has embarked on a special cruise, which will continue until Oct 7.

China Daily’s Adam Lam took the photos.

A guest takes photos of the Victoria Harbour on the Dukling, as the junk boat sets to sail for a firework-watching tour, in Hong Kong, on Oct 1, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

China Daily Hong Kong editors, guest writers, contributors, and other guests pose for a photo as they embark on the Dukling junk boat for a firework-watching tour in Victoria Harbour to celebrate National Day, in Hong Kong on Oct 1, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Dominic Lee Tsz-king (left), member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, talks to guest writer Tony Kwok on the Dukling during a boat tour, on Oct 1, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Guest writer Mark Pinkstone (right) and his wife read the National Day special pages of China Daily Hong Kong Edition, on the Dukling, a traditional Chinese junk boat frequently spotted around Hong Kong’s picturesque Victoria Harbour, on Oct 1, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Guest writer Richard Cullen (right) and his wife pose for a photo on the Dukling, a traditional Chinese junk boat frequently spotted around Hong Kong’s picturesque Victoria Harbour, on Oct 1, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Guests and sponsors pose for a photo on the Dukling, a traditional Chinese junk boat frequently spotted around Hong Kong’s picturesque Victoria Harbour, on Oct 1, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

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