What are we fighting with the British that night when Hong Kong returns?

2 seconds, 23 seconds, 12 seconds

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National Anthem of the People's Republic of China

Not bad points for one second

Five -star red flag rises on time

For this moment

We have made great efforts

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At the ritual of the transfer ceremony of the Hong Kong regime

Behind seconds in seconds

What are we fighting with the British?

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2 seconds, resolutely do not give up

The competition is more than 150 years of honor and disgrace

Night, June 30, 1997

The Hong Kong Conference Exhibition Center is brightly lit.

The world -renowned Hong Kong regime transfer ceremony

Here

Everyone is waiting for the five -star red flag to rise

Earlier, the preparatory team of the Chinese handover ceremony

For 2 seconds

Has a 16 negotiations with the British side

The transfer ceremony of the then Hong Kong regime

Cheng Zhiqiang, the general commander of the flag -raising ceremony, recalled:

"At that time, the British said that their national anthem

To play the last second of June 30

China requires 2 to 3 seconds in advance

Because the ups and dynamics of the Chinese band command

It takes 2 to 3 seconds

British disagree

Chinese personnel believe that these seconds are related to honor and disgrace

We have endured the shame of more than 150 years

In this regard, I can't concession

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Play the national anthem, raise the national flag "

23 seconds, 12 seconds

The attitude that is not bad for a second

At the ritual of the transfer ceremony of the Hong Kong regime

The British spokesman speaking between 23 seconds

In order to ensure that the five -star red flag is rising,

China immediately launched an emergency plan

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Get back the time

At the ceremony, the British Royal Orchestra

After 12 seconds in advance, finish the British National Anthem

As a result, the Chinese national anthem sounded immediately

then

Chinese flag -raising hand Zhu Tao's pattern is not moving

Because it is 1 second worse than the national anthem

The national flag will be 12.3 cm after rising

There is a risk of not being promoted to the top

They must be lost

Zhu Tao recalled:

"At that time, all the shots were towards me

I can't look at it, I can only wait there

That's my life

The longest and most tense 12 seconds "

Calm down, you must stand up to the pressure

With the Chinese national anthem,

Zhu Tao had a 12 -second force, and finally made it effort

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The five -star red flag rises to the top of the flagpole according to the original plan

The last notes of the national anthem ends at the same time

this moment

After the victory of the vicissitudes of Hong Kong returned to the arms of the motherland

Wash the century -old shame of the Chinese nation

It's not bad for this second

Zhu Tao and his comrades have been practicing for several months

He repeatedly practiced the flag to raise more than 5,000 times

From entry to upper steps to the national flag

Each action has become "muscle memory"

The national flag pole is 8.28 meters high

The space rising in the national flag is 5.68 meters

Stretch the flag rope 8 times

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This set of numbers, he remembers so far

At that time, the honor guards between China and Britain conducted joint training

The British hopes that Chinese ones' ceremonial soldiers

According to the British action rhythm

But Chinese honor guards are very firm

You must adhere to the Chinese soldier's own rhythm

The then Captain Captain of the Three Army Guardian

He has led the honor guard to obtain the Central Military Commission

Cheng Zhiqiang, the honorary title of "Military Patriarch", said:

"After more than 150 years

If we still imitate (English) to do action

Don't you lose your dignity? "

The scene of the transfer ceremony of the Hong Kong regime in 1997

Chinese soldiers enter the venue with Chinese style

Mighty pace, tall in the military posture

See the story behind the flag hands

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Wish together

Hong Kong will be better tomorrow

This article is reproduced from the WeChat public account "Central Political and Legal Committee Changan Jian", source: CCTV military

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