A mass meeting is held in Hong Kong on June 24 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops' stationing in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
A mass meeting was held in Hong Kong on Sunday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops' stationing in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
An order of commendation in honor of the PLA troops in the HKSAR signed by Hu Jintao, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), was read at the meeting.
On July 1, 1997, the day of Hong Kong's historic return to the motherland, the PLA Hong Kong Garrison moved into the HKSAR on the orders of the CMC.
Over the past 10 years, the PLA Garrison has firmly implemented decisions and orders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the State Council and the CMC, and has always observed the Basic Law of Hong Kong and the law governing the PLA garrison in the HKSAR, the order of commendation said.
The PLA Garrison, which has respected the HKSAR Government and Hong Kong people, has made an outstanding contribution to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, it said.
Ge Zhenfeng, deputy chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, said in his address that the PLA garrison troops in Hong Kong firmly put into practice the principle of "one country, two systems", and contributed substantially to Hong Kong's prosperity and stability.
In the past 10 years, the troops won wide support from
HKSAR government and Hong Kong people, who helped the garrison troops a lot to
fulfill its responsibility for Hong Kong's defense affairs, Ge added.
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