This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2026 shows a scene at a ceremony commemorating the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen, in Hong Kong, south China. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government held a ceremony on Thursday to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
HONG KONG, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government held a ceremony on Thursday to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen.
Speaking at the ceremony, John Lee, chief executive of the HKSAR, said that Sun shared deep ties with Hong Kong, where his revolutionary ideas took shape and which served as an important base for planning uprisings.
Lee said that under Sun's leadership and influence, the 1911 Revolution succeeded and drove social transformation in China, adding that Sun's patriotic convictions, revolutionary resolve and enterprising spirit deserve to be studied and carried forward by all sons and daughters of the Chinese nation.
Born in 1866, Sun led the Revolution of 1911 more than a century ago to abolish the absolute monarchy that had ruled China for thousands of years. Sun died in 1925. ■
