Published: 13:18, May 4, 2026
May Fourth Movement remembered
By Wang Zhan
Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki (center) attends the May Fourth Flag Raising Ceremony 2026 at Golden Bauhinia Square, organised by the Committee of Youth Activities in Hong Kong on May 4, 2026. Looking on are Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government (CPG) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Sun Shangwu (second right); Executive Chairman of the Committee of Youth Activities in Hong Kong Albert Chuang (second left); Deputy Director of the liaison office of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR Xie Zhixiang (first left); and Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR Li Yongsheng (first right). (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

A flag-raising ceremony was held on Monday morning in Wan Chai to commemorate the May Fourth Movement, aiming to encourage Hong Kong's youth to seize the opportunities of the times.

Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki and Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Sun Shangwu attended the May Fourth Flag Raising Ceremony 2026 at the Golden Bauhinia Square together with other HKSAR and central government officials.

Hong Kong prospers when its youth prosper, Chan said at the event organized by the Committee of Youth Activities in Hong Kong. He expressed his hope that Hong Kong's youth will work hard and write their own brilliant chapters.

Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki (sixth right) attends the May Fourth Flag Raising Ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square on May 4, 2026. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)
Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki (fifth right) and Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government (CPG) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Sun Shangwu (fifth left) attend the May Fourth Flag Raising Ceremony 2026 at Golden Bauhinia Square on May 4, 2026. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)