Flag-raising ceremony marks Olympic countdown and Youth Day

Flag-raising ceremony marks Olympic countdown and Youth Day

The China Proper Track Society of the Students’ Union held a National Flag-raising Ceremony on 30 April to mark the Youth Day.  With the 100-day countdown to Beijing Olympics which coincided, Mascot Fuwa also attended the ceremony.

Colleagues and students gathered at the University Circle at 8am to witness the ceremony. In a reverential atmosphere, the national flag, regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and CityU flag were raised to the accompaniment of the national anthem. Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki, CityU’s Acting President, Professor Paul Lam Kwan-sing, Acting Vice-President (Undergraduate Education), and Professor Lilian Vrijmoed Kwan Lee-ping, Dean of Student Learning, attended as guests. Olympic Mascot Fuwa added a dash of colour to proceedings.

This was the second successive year the China Proper Track Society had presented such a ceremony at CityU. The six student flag-bearers were members of the China Proper Track Society.

In a major Olympic honour, Lam Tak-kwan, a year 1 Associate of Business Administration (Global Business) student, was chosen as a torch-bearer in the Hong Kong Torch Relay. Lam Tak-kwan won various titles in international badminton contests for the disabled and remains true to his goals. His story sets a magnificent example to all young people.  

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