New Party's chairman stops over in HK before visiting mainland

Yok Mu-ming, chairman of the New Party, arrived at the Hong Kong international airport from Taipei at noon of Wednesday before starting an eight-day mainland visit.

Yok and his New Party's delegation will visit the mainland in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the victory over the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and will leave here for Guangzhou, the first leg of their mainland visit, by taking a China Southern Airlines Flight Wednesday afternoon.

During the visit between July 6 and July 13, the delegation will visit the cities of Guangzhou, Nanjing, Dalian and Beijing.

In Guangzhou, the delegation will pay tribute to the Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs' Tombs,where 72 people killed in an abortive uprising to overthrow the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) were honored.

In Nanjing, the delegation will pay tribute to the Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, forerunner of China's democratic revolution, and go to offer condolences at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre, an atrocity conducted by Japanese invading troops in World War II.

In Beijing, the delegation will visit the Memorial Hall of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, take part in the activities in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the victory over the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and have discussions with mainland scholars in a symposium.

Source: Xinhua