To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Better Hong Kong Foundation and the LCSD jointly presented “Postal Items Exhibition on Hong Kong’s Return to the Motherland and China’s Diplomacy”, to display various postal items on Hong Kong’s return to China and China’s diplomacy. The valuable exhibits include commemorative postal items on Hong Kong’s return to China, congratulatory letters and telegrams from various countries sent in 1997, special first day covers of diplomatic series of China, commemorative covers for the 600th anniversary of Zheng He’s Voyages to the West, as well as postal items for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. These invaluable postal items are not only witness to the historic moment of Hong Kong’s return to China, but also testimony to the friendly relations between China and countries all over the world. The exhibition ran at the Heritage Discovery Centre from July 6 to August 5 2007.
The opening ceremony was held on 05.07.2007, and has invited Mr. Lu Xinhua, the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR, Mr. Tsang Tak-sing, JP, Secretary for Home Affairs of the HKSAR, Ms Karen Tang Shuk-tak, the Executive Director of the Better Hong Kong Foundation, Mr. Guo Chongli, the Chief Archivist of the Bureau of Archives, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Sun Qishun, the Chairman of the Staff Union, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Thomas Chow, JP, the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services and Mr. Tam Wing-pong, JP, the Postmaster General.
Members of the Foundation Mr. Leung Wai Fung, Miss Winnie Ng and Mr. Woo Chu has also attended the ceremony. Council Member of the Foundation Mr. Oscar Chow’s company “Pacific Coffee” sponsored the refreshments and beverages of the opening ceremony. Another Council Member Miss Winnie Ng also helped to promote the exhibition with her company “Road Show”.
Officiating Guests: (From left) Mr. Thomas Chow, JP, the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr. Guo Chongli, the Chief Archivist of the Bureau of Archives, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Tsang Tak-sing, JP, Secretary for Home Affairs of the HKSAR, Mr. Lu Xinhua, the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR, Ms Karen Tang Shuk-tak, the Executive Director of the Better Hong Kong Foundation, , Mr. Sun Qishun, the Chairman of the Staff Union, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, and Mr. Tam Wing-pong, JP, the Postmaster General.
The Foundation’s Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang spoke at the opening ceremony
Mr. Lu Xinhua, the Commissioner of MFA of PRC in HKSAR spoke at the opening ceremony
Mr. Tsang Tak-sing, JP, Secretary for Home Affairs of the HKSAR spoke at the opening ceremony
The officiating guests presided at the ribbon-cutting ceremony
The guests appreciated the exihibits
Guests took photo at the ceremony venue (from left: the Foundation’s Executive Director, Ms. Karen Tang, the Commissioner of MFA of PRC in HKSAR, Mr. Lu Xinhua, the Foundation’s Council Member, Ms. Winnie Ng and Trustee, Mr. Leung Wai Fung)
Guests asked the officiating guests for signature at the ceremony, The Foundation’s Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang (2nd from left) and the Commissioner of MFA of PRC in HKSAR, Mr. Lu Xinhua (2nd from right) were signing on the first-day covers