Hong Kong elites and celebrities come together in patriotic anthem video for the People’s Republic of China’s 70th anniversary
- The 200-strong cast, featuring figures from business, politics, entertainment and sport, gathered at Golden Bauhinia Square for the recording
A 200-strong cast that reads like a who’s who of Hong Kong’s business, political and entertainment sectors – including superstar Jackie Chan and businessman Allan Zeman – has been enlisted to guest star in a music video of the Chinese national anthem.
The star-studded video, just under three minutes long, is part of a project by a local group, the Committee of Youth Activities in Hong Kong, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China this year.
In the video, a flash mob of community leaders and socialites converged on Golden Bauhinia Square on the Wan Chai waterfront, where the national flag-raising ceremony is held every morning and the national anthem March of the Volunteers is played.
One scene showed Zeman singing the anthem in Mandarin. The Lan Kwai Fong Group chairman said in the video: “Singing the national anthem in Chinese, I felt very, very patriotic. I felt very, very good.”
He could not be reached by press time on Wednesday to confirm whether he was singing or miming.
