At the stroke of midnight on July 1st, the national flag of the People's Republic of China unfurled precisely on time above Hong Kong!
As the five-starred red flag was raised slowly to the tune of the national anthem, played enthusiastically by the military band on site, every Chinese in front of the TV could not help but shed tears of overwhelming emotions.
For this moment, the Chinese had waited for more than 150 years!
Finally, the disgrace since 1840 was washed away, and Hong Kong, so close at hand, returned to the embrace of the motherland. It also marked the end of the colonial era of The Sun Never Sets Empire, turning a new page in the history of New China.
It was exhilarating, but the Water Police Station had no time for celebrations, as today they welcomed the second Political Commissioner since the division's establishment.
