From April 12 to 14, more than 300 teachers and students from 28 secondary schools visited by the Hong Kong National Education Exchange Program of “Passion of Fireworks” came to Zhejiang under the leadership of Mr. Huang Yanke, supervisor of the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and head of the delegation, to carry out the national education exchange activity of “Passion of Fireworks: Exploration and Inheritance of Chinese Culture”. During their stay in Zhejiang, teachers and students from Hong Kong and Hangzhou No. 2 Middle School held exchange activities, listened to Zhejiang Humanities and History Course, and exchanged their teaching, learning and living conditions; Visited Hangzhou Youth Development Center, Hangzhou Urban Planning Museum and Binjiang Oriental Communication Science Park; Visiting Wuzhen and West Lake scenic spots in Jiaxing will enable Hong Kong teachers and students to know and understand traditional Chinese culture outside the classroom and experience the development achievements of the motherland since the reform and opening up.
On the evening of the 13th, Gu Jianxin, deputy director of the Provincial Office of Hong Kong and Macao, met with some teachers and students of the visiting group. Deputy Director Gu Jianxin welcomed the arrival of teachers and students and briefly introduced the economic and social development of Zhejiang. He said that the Education Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) organized secondary school students to go to the mainland to carry out the activities of passing on the torch, aiming at strengthening the exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland teenagers, and passing on the glorious tradition of patriotic love for Hong Kong among Hong Kong compatriots. It is hoped that the visiting Hong Kong teachers and students will further deepen the mutual understanding and understanding between teachers and students in Zhejiang and Hong Kong through this visit, and open a new chapter for the educational exchange and cooperation between Zhejiang and Hong Kong.