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Hong Kong event marks Sun Yat-sen’s 160th birth anniversary
A Hong Kong association of descendants and relatives of Huangpu Military Academy alumni held events on October 11 to mark the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth.
Dozens of people whose ancestors belonged to revolutionary groups took part.
They laid flowers and paid their respects at Sun Yat-sen’s statue in Hong Kong’s Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park.
They then walked along the Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail to the University of Hong Kong’s Loke Yew Hall.
The route highlighted places where Sun lived and studied and where he developed ideas that shaped his revolutionary work.
A descendant of Sun said Hong Kong was an important place in his life and the development of his ideas.
The association said the events aimed to remember the past and pass on the spirit and ideals of earlier generations.
A Hong Kong association held events on October 11 to mark the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth.
The Hong Kong Huangpu Military Academy Descendants and Friends Association organized the events under the theme “Sun Yat-sen and the Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation.”
Dozens of descendants of members of the Tongmenghui, the Nanshe society and the Huangpu Military Academy, along with friends and relatives, took part.
Participants held a flower-laying ceremony at Sun Yat-sen’s statue in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park.
They then walked along the Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail to the University of Hong Kong’s Loke Yew Hall.
- Who
- The Hong Kong Huangpu Military Academy Descendants and Friends Association organized the events. Dozens of descendants and their relatives and friends took part.
- What
- A series of events commemorated the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Hong Kong, including Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park and the University of Hong Kong’s Loke Yew Hall.
- Why
- To commemorate Sun Yat-sen and pass on his legacy and revolutionary spirit.
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Participants held a flower-laying ceremony at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park.
The group walked along the Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail to the University of Hong Kong’s Loke Yew Hall.
- Anniversary
- 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth
- Event date
- October 11, 2026
- Organizer
- Hong Kong Huangpu Military Academy Descendants and Friends Association
- Theme
- Sun Yat-sen and the Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation
- Ceremony site
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park, Hong Kong
- Association registration
- 2016
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