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4 May, 2010
Hong Kong Organizes a Series of May 4 Youth Festival Activities Dim Sum TV Artiste Howard Man hosts
"Hand in Hand for World Expo & Asian Games"
To mark the 91st anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, the Committee of the Hong Kong Youth Alliance for "Our Home Our Country" organized a series of activities at Golden Bauhinia Square on May 4, including the May Fourth Festival flag-raising ceremony and the "Hand in Hand for World Expo & Asian Games" national affairs youth exchange. As the representative of the supporting media organization, Mr. Kit Szeto, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dim Sum TV, attended the activities. Mr. Howard Man, Artiste of Dim Sum TV, was master of ceremonies for "Hand in Hand for World Expo and Asian Games".
Mr. Kit Szeto (first from right, reviewing stand) and other officiating guests hosting "Hand in Hand for World Expo & Asian Games" for the Hong Kong May 4 Youth Festival
During the event, the documentary "May Fourth Movement" was shown on the square's giant screen, taking the young viewers back through 91 years to a time when China stood on the threshold of momentous changes, giving them a valuable look at modern Chinese history as well as sense of collective purpose. The flag-raising ceremony was held at 8 o'clock in the morning. Led by a children's choir, the Chinese National Youth Alliance "May 4" Delegation, the Macau Youth Delegation, Hong Kong's youth representatives and all the guests in attendance joined in the singing of the national anthem. Four flag-bearers, who had been selected from over 100,000 uniformed youth cadets, then raised the flags of the People's Republic and the Hong Kong SAR in a solemn ceremony.
Mr. Kit Szeto (fourth from left, front row) with other officiating guests and students taking part in the activities.
At 10am, the "Hand in Hand for World Expo & Asian Games" event got under way to Jacky Chan's stirring rendition of "My Country". This event was hosted by Dim Sum TV Artiste Howard Man. A dynamic young man who returned to Hong Kong from the U.S. in 2007, Howard joined Dim Sum TV the following year. Since then, he's hosted a variety of programmes, including "Olympic ABC", "Trendy SMS", "Step Through Times", "Overtures@GPRD", "Trip to Maoming", "2009 East Asian Games Opening & Closing Ceremony Special"," Macao's Return to China Special" and others. His sunny, vibrant personality helped inject a youthful energy into the "Hand in Hand for World Expo & Asian Games" event.
Dim Sum TV Artiste Howard Man (centre) and World Badminton Champion Ms. Xie Xinfang (left) hosting the event with Asian Games mascot "Le Yang Yang".
In his welcoming speech, Mr. Tsang Chi Hung, the Chairman of the Committee of the Hong Kong Youth Alliance for "Our Home Our Country", said that China's hosting of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo and the Guangzhou Asian Games would add vital momentum to the country's development. As the future pillars of Hong Kong society, young people should strive to stay abreast of the motherland's latest developments, and contribute individual efforts to national progress.
The 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou in November. The official Games mascot, "Le Yang Yang", was introduced to the young people of Hong Kong during the event, accompanied by former World Badminton Champion Xie Xinfang.
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