A memorial service organized by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for former CCP leader Jiang Zemin took place in the morning of Dec. 6. The Hong Kong government ordered officials and staff to stand in silence for three minutes starting at 10 a.m. The order included the Legislative Council, the judiciary institutions, public institutions, schools, hospitals, emergency rooms, government offices, and transportation throughout Hong Kong.
The event was unprecedented since Beijing took over Hong Kong in 1997.
Historians said the scale of Jiang’s mourning in Hong Kong was comparable to what occurred in China. Some say the mandatory memorial activities in the city show that Hong Kong has been laid to rest along with Jiang’s passing….