Opening Ceremony of the Thematic Exhibition “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong”

The Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence (MWRCD) held the Opening Ceremony of "Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong" thematic exhibition on 28 August 2025. The exhibition shows the history of the people of Guangdong and Hong Kong, led by the Chinese Communist Party, and how they were closely united in resisting the enemy. The exhibition will be held until 8 July 2026.

The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Other officiating guests included the Secretary General of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Songmiao; the Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics cum Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, Mr Liu Xiaoming; the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law; the Curator of the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History, Mr Yi Xibing; Legislative Council Member and the Chief Editor of the Hong Kong Chronicles Institute, Professor Lau Chi-pang; the Permanent Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ms Vivian Sum; member of the Working Group on Patriotic Education under the Constitution and Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee, Ms Melissa Kaye Pang; the Chairman of the History Sub-committee of the Museum Advisory Committee, Professor Joshua Mok; the President of the Society of Veterans of the Original Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column, Ms Lam Chun; and the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Manda Chan.


Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, the Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony.


Officiating guests conduct the ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the official opening of the exhibition.


Officiating guests touring at the exhibition gallery after the opening ceremony.


The exhibition showcases the history of the people of Guangdong and Hong Kong resisting the enemy during the War of Resistance. Please click here for more information on the thematic exhibition.