rebirth of change

As night fell, the main roads in Hong Kong became more and more lively. A large number of Hong Kong citizens took to the streets with their families and took to the streets, integrating themselves into the history of this century-old humiliation. These ordinary citizens were born here and grew up in They have different feelings and experiences about the history of Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient, tonight.

Tonight in Hong Kong is destined to be a sleepless night. The landscape lights of all landmarks are turned on. The bright lights seem to show the world that the tomorrow of this international metropolis will be as gorgeous as the lights tonight.

Chen Kangjie rested in He Wanrong's villa for four hours, and then he and Ouyang Zhenhua went to the Hong Kong International Convention and Exhibition Center in Wanchai. The solemn handover ceremony tonight will be held in this newly built magnificent building that looks like a roc with wings spread Going on, this is the second phase of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, and tonight will be its first bloom.

After He Wanrong waited for Chen Kangjie to attend the handover ceremony, she would also return to the mainland with him. In addition to drinking Chen Yufen's wedding wine, she took a break from the summer heat and stayed with He Baoguo and Zhao Yuexiang for a while.

Originally, after the handover ceremony, Hong Kong would hold a grand theatrical performance to celebrate its handover. He Wanrong and Chen Kangjie were both invited. However, because they were going back to the mainland to attend the wedding ceremony, Feiyang Entertainment pushed their seats away. Becoming other people, the four people from beyond will participate in the grand performance, and they will sing the song "The Great Wall".

As for Chen Kangjie's study in HKU, Ouyang Zhenhua has already helped him to complete all the arrangements. Knowing that Chen Kangjie chose their school for further studies, the board of directors of HKU was very happy and voted to accept him specially. They are very grateful that Chen Kangjie can choose HKU , expressed a warm welcome.

According to Chen Kangjie's wishes, the Hong Kong General Assembly arranged for Chen Kangjie to study in the School of Finance, and he did not need to live in the school.

"Jie Shao, do you want to prepare a few houses for you next to the University of Hong Kong, so that you can live more comfortably and avoid the pain of long-distance commuting. Now the vacancy rate of houses in Hong Kong is still relatively high, and it is easy to take over." , Ouyang Zhenhua, who was sitting next to Chen Kangjie, said to Chen Kangjie with concern.

Neither He Wanrong nor Tan Meiyun received the invitation, so they could only choose to watch the live broadcast on TV at home. Only Chen Kangjie and Ouyang Zhenhua went to the International Convention and Exhibition Center in Ouyang Zhenhua's Bentley car.

If it is someone else, then one house is enough to meet the needs, but Chen Kangjie can't, he still has a large number of security personnel, so at least two apartments are needed to live in.

"You can figure it out. By the way, Brother Ouyang, do you feel the same as these people on the street about the return of Hong Kong?" Chen Kangjie asked curiously as he watched more and more citizens gather outside the car window.

The mental outlook of the citizens on these streets is the most different from usual. In addition to seeing the same happiness in the usual festivals on their faces, the most important thing is that their behavior expresses a kind of excitement and pride. A sense of pride, for example, Chen Kangjie saw the five-star red flag printed on the chest of a T-shirt of a young man who just passed by, holding a small Bauhinia flower flag in his hand, shouting something loudly, and looked extremely excited.

"Maybe it's a little different. Excitement and pride are probably the same, but I may be calmer than them. You know, most Hong Kong people have no direct contact with the mainland. They are very concerned about the political system and political ideas of the mainland There are more or less worries, which is why so many Hong Kong people choose to leave. But I am different, I go to the mainland every year, and I have also met domestic high-level officials, which makes me understand more clearly.” , Ouyang Zhenhua said calmly.

It is true that the society in Hong Kong is very realistic, and such a social environment also affects the thoughts of ordinary citizens.In their general view, returning is certainly something to be happy about, but they may be more concerned about the direction and road of future development. If their life and space can become better and wider, then they will sincerely support them. If their lifestyle and If career development narrows, many people will choose to discard this original sense of honor.

In a word, they feel that their pocketbooks and lifestyle transcend political existence. After all, the British have managed Hong Kong very well in recent years.

"Yes, there is still a long way to go before the people of the two places who have been separated for 150 years are fully integrated, but at least they can temporarily enjoy the carnival tonight. I always believe that the cohesion of the Chinese nation can transcend time and Regional," Chen Kangjie said with a sigh.

The closer you are to the International Convention and Exhibition Center, the smoother the traffic. In order to hold the handover ceremony smoothly, the surrounding area has been completely controlled. Only vehicles with special passes can enter. However, there are really many tourists on both sides of the streets in Central. Put out the equipment and pose as a lion dance.

When Chen Kangjie and the others arrived at the International Convention and Exhibition Center, a large number of audiences from all over the world had already gathered here. They were all waiting to enter the venue while admiring the dazzling night view of Victoria Harbour.

The handover ceremony will officially start after eleven o'clock, and it is only after nine o'clock, and there is still half an hour before entering the venue. It's raining.

The reason why they came in advance was because in a while, many traffic arteries in the room will be used by the PLA convoy stationed there.

Chen Kangjie did not join the crowd enjoying the night view, because he was taken to the VIP lounge by the staff as soon as he got out of the car driving into the underground parking lot, and the central delegation led by Wei Zhonghua had already arrived here.Ouyang Zhenhua is a local representative from Hong Kong, so he will enter through the main entrance together with other distinguished guests.

"I thought you weren't coming anymore," Wei Zhonghua said to Chen Kangjie with a smile as soon as they met.

It is a great honor for Wei Zhonghua to be able to represent a nation and a country to fulfill this desire to unite the hearts of the people. It can be said that his mood tonight must be dignified and proud.

"How can I miss this once-in-a-century moment? The old chief can't come. I hope I can fulfill his wish." Chen Kangjie stepped forward to salute several central leaders and the newly elected first chief executive After that, he sat down at the side and responded to Wei Zhonghua's words.

Wei Zhonghua suppressed his smile, and his expression became solemn, "Yes, this is the greatest wish of the old chief before he died. Today, we will fulfill it on his behalf."

"Tonight is a night of carnival for the citizens of Hong Kong. You see, tens of thousands of citizens have already taken to the streets in the rain, planning to welcome the PLA officers and soldiers who will be stationed soon." In order to divert the heavy topic, the new chief executive pointed out that Looking at a TV set turned on in the VIP room, he spoke in his difficult Mandarin.

On the TV, it was indeed seen that under the police's maintenance of order, a large number of cheerful people held various flags and waited on both sides of the road along the road that the military vehicles would pass by. Hong Kong reporters in raincoats were interviewing and broadcasting in Cantonese.

Chen Kangjie saw that some citizens who did not bring rain gear did not leave because they were caught in the rain. Instead, they waved their arms under some welcome banners to express their feelings.

To be honest, seeing the crowd on TV, Chen Kangjie was in the same mood as them at this moment.As a symbol of a regime, soldiers will always convey a special emotion to people. What's more, the soldiers in Hong Kong before were all British with blue eyes and white skin. They could witness their own soldiers coming to them. The picture will definitely make me feel a kind of excitement of family and country feelings.

It's a pity that Chen Kangjie couldn't see the scene where the mighty and civilized teacher came in and received a warm welcome, and he couldn't even watch it on TV in real time.

According to the agreement between China and Britain, in addition to the main political figures on both sides, other guests, military bands and guards of honor from both sides must be present at 1:[-], and the five-member groups of China and India will be at the same time [-] minute before the official start of the ceremony. Meet solemnly.

In this way, Chen Kangjie entered the crowded hall ahead of these bigwigs.

There are more than 4000 guests attending this solemn ceremony today. In addition to diplomats stationed in Hong Kong, there are also representatives of Chinese from all over the world, representatives of international organizations, representatives of all walks of life in Hong Kong, and guests from the Mainland who came to watch the ceremony. While waiting, People are exchanging their views and expectations on Hong Kong's return with their acquaintances.

Since Chen Kangjie came out directly from the VIP room on the front side, not many people saw him, and his position was in the first row on the left, which is near the exit of the VIP room.

Only a few high-ranking officials from China who were sitting with him saw him, and they were not overly surprised by Chen Kangjie's appearance. It was perfect to choose Chen Kangjie as the representative of the ceremony in China, but they did not expect Chen Kangjie to be the first a row.Due to such a special occasion and the requirement of discipline, most of them just had a few simple greetings with Chen Kangjie with their heads down. Only an old friend next to Chen Kangjie had a more enthusiastic chat with him.

This person is Wei Liang who has been transferred to the General Staff Headquarters. Since the two have known each other for a long time, there are more topics to talk about.

"Xiaojie, I heard that your sister is going to get married, why don't you inform me," Wei Liang said in a friendly and critical tone.

"None of the guests from the capital was invited. Besides, you just mentioned the major general when you went to work in the General Staff. You are so busy with work, how can you have time?" Chen Kangjie said truthfully.

"That's true, but I may still come when I have time. By the way, Xiaojie, you must have been messed up in the United States before, and that's what you plan to do?" Wei Liang, who is a soldier, spoke quickly.

"Humph", Chen Kangjie snorted uncomfortably. Although he didn't know the reason for that incident, the idiot also knew that he was being punished.Even if Chen Kangjie wasn't someone who would take revenge, he wouldn't really act as if he had done nothing, it was just that the time hadn't come.He was waiting for the opportunity, and at the same time, he had to make that matter completely calm so that he could make the person who punished him look good. He knew that there was inevitably a shadow of President KLD in that matter.