[July 1] Hong Kong Celebrations Association to Hold Events at Victoria Park, with “Culture x Innovation and Technology” Theme
【七一】香港各界慶典委員會維園辦慶祝活動 主題「文化 x 創科」
Since 2017, Victoria Park on July 1 has no longer been the starting point for the march, and has instead hosted celebrations marking the return of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Celebrations Association announced yesterday that it will hold large-scale celebratory events at Victoria Park from June 29 to July 1. This year’s events will centre on the theme “Culture x Innovation and Technology”. The association said the events would “combine traditional Chinese elements with modern technology and design, showcasing the prosperous scene of Hong Kong and the motherland developing in step and with high quality.” Records show that from 2017 to 2019, the Victoria Park Football Pitch was rented by the celebrations association and could not serve as the starting point for the July 1 march. The march therefore started from the Central Lawn during those years. In 2020, the Civil Human Rights Front’s application was rejected by police on the grounds of “epidemic prevention”. In 2021, police cordoned off Victoria Park under the Public Order Ordinance. From 2022 to the present, the park has continued to be rented by the Hong Kong Celebrations Association during the July 1 period for four consecutive years.
自2017年後，七一當日的維園已不再是遊行的起點，取而代之的是慶祝回歸活動。香港各界慶典委員會昨日宣布，將於6月29日至7月1日在維園舉辦大型慶祝活動，今年活動以「文化 x 創科」為主軸，慶委會稱為「結合傳統中華元素與現代科技設計，展現香港與祖國同頻共振、高質發展的繁榮景象。」 翻查資料，七一的維園足球場自2017年起至2019年，已因被慶委會租用而無法成為遊行起點，當年七一遊行需改以中央草坪作遊行起點。2020年，民陣的申請則被警方以「防疫」為由拒絕。2021年，警方則根據《公安條例》將維園圍封。2022年起至今連續四年的七一期間，則續由香港各界慶典委員會租用。