Beijing’s top envoy in Hong Kong, chief executive and officials welcome 11,000 people for first charity walk on mega bridge
- City leader John Lee and liaison office director Zheng Yanxiong attend opening ceremony for two-hour walk on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
- Annual ‘Walk for Millions’ charity event run by Community Chest of Hong Kong to raise funds for member organisations providing family and child welfare services
Beijing’s top envoy in Hong Kong, the chief executive and government officials welcomed 11,000 people on Sunday for the first charity walk along the mega bridge connecting the city with Macau and mainland China’s Zhuhai.
The annual “Walk for Millions” charity event gathered about 170 teams for the two-hour trek along the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, raising funds for community organisations.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and Zheng Yanxiong, director of the central government’s liaison office, attended the opening ceremony as guests of honour.
“The participants were full of vitality and the atmosphere was very lively,” Lee said in a Facebook post after the event, which was run by the Community Chest of Hong Kong.
“These activities remind us to care for and help others, to bring positive change to society through our own power and to build a better Hong Kong together.”
Other local officials, including justice minister Paul Lam Ting-kwok, home affairs minister Alice Mak Mei-kuen and police chief Raymond Siu Chak-yee were in attendance.