(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-09-29 09:33

HONG KONG - A series of celebration activities will be held in Hong Kong on October 1 to mark the 58th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, announced the Hong Kong government here Friday.

Major celebration activities include a flag raising ceremony and a National Day reception, as well as a variety show and a fireworks display in the evening.

A flag raising ceremony will be held at 8 am at the Golden Bauhinia Square outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC) in Wan Chai.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang will join some 2,500 people at the ceremony. They include invited guests, senior government officials of Hong Kong, members of the uniformed groups and local organizations.

The police band and a choir formed by local middle school students will play and sing the national anthem at the ceremony, followed by a sea parade and a fly-past by the disciplined services.

People are welcome to watch the ceremony at a designated area with a capacity of about 1,000 viewers, the government said on its website.

Hosted by the Chief Executive, the National Day reception will be held after the flag raising ceremony at the Grand Hall of HKCEC. About 4,000 guests, including members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, consular corps, senior government officials and members of various community sectors, are invited to the reception.

Apart from the police band and the mixed school choir, there will also be dancing performances by the Hong Kong Dance Federation at the reception.

In the evening, the Organizing Committee of Compatriots in Hong Kong for the Celebration of the Founding of the People's Republic of China will present a variety show at the Hong Kong Coliseum at 7 p.m.

A spectacular fireworks display, which will last for about 23 minutes, will start at 9:15 pm. The theme of the display is to celebrate the National Day, the 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and to welcome Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.