Poppies bloom again to remember brave Anzac troops 93 years on

Red poppies are most frequently associated with Remembrance Day on November 11, but they also come out for Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day. It marks the bloody battle on April 25, 1915, when soldiers from the two nations landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during the first world war.

To commemorate the bravery of those who fought from the lands Down Under, the annual Anzac Day dawn service will take place tomorrow at 6am at the Cenotaph in Central, with about 300 Australians and New Zealanders expected to attend the service.

In addition, the National Australia Bank's Hong Kong branch will do its part, having imported 2,500 satin poppies to sell and distribute.

Among the recipients is the Australian International School, where the children will get 1,500 of the poppies as they learn about the significance of the day.

The rest will be available through the bank's Pacific Place branch and outside One Pacific Place today from 8am to 9am, noon to 2pm, and tomorrow from noon to 2pm.

Spearheading the local campaign in an almost one-woman effort is bank staffer Kirsty Boazman (right).