Acting Chief Executive, Mr Wong Sio Chak, said Macao people’s salvation efforts during the anti-Japanese war fully demonstrated the tradition of patriotism, and the sense of country-loving would continue to foster sustainable development of the city.

Mr Wong said this today when he presided over the commemorative ceremony of the 70th anniversary of victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and world anti-Fascist war held at the Tap Seac Square.

He said he hoped the young generation would learn from history, prevent history from repeating, and treasure the stable social environment which was driven by peace-loving forces and the strength of development.

With the full support from the country, Macao had achieved unprecedented social economics development since its return to the motherland and by the successful implementation of the “one country, two systems”, he said.

Mr Wong urged the public to seize the development opportunities brought by the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative to continue to push forward the process of the city.

Also delivered a speech at today’s ceremony, community representative Mr Tong Chi Kin said the holding of the commemorative ceremony shown the people had never forgotten the suffering and humiliation during the difficult time, to honour martyrs and cherish peace.

Youth representative Mr Leong Chi Hou said during his speech that young students should always remember the selfless dedication of the older generations and revolutionaries, and treasure the hard-won peace.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, Mr Yao Jin; Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the Macao SAR, Mr Cai Siping; Director of the Politic Department of the People Liberation Army Macao Garrison, Mr Zhang Jian; together with about 440 government officials and representatives of the community.

The ceremony included flag raising, playing and singing of National Anthem, wreath laying, silence tribute ceremony, and revolutionary songs performed by members of the Women’s General Association of Macau and the Kao Yip Middle School.