HK, Macao lower flags to half-mast to mourn quake victims

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-19-2008 12:10

Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions have also lowered their flags to half-mast to mourn quake victims.

China's national flag flies at half-mast after the flag-raising ceremony at a  square in Hong Kong, south China, May 19,  2008. China on Monday begins a three-day  national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake  which struck southwest China's Sichuan  province on May 12.(Xinhua Photo)

The national flag at Golden Bouhinia Square in Hong Kong is being flown at half-mast, after a complete flag-raising ceremony this morning. The two special administrative regions say all government offices and schools in both Hong Kong and Macao will keep flags at half-mast during the three-day period of national mourning.

They say all government employees will stand in silence for three minutes at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. Public recreational activities are also suspended.

Editor:Du Xiaodan