Hong kong: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government held a ceremony on Saturday to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. Chief Executive of the HKSAR, John Lee, and Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Zhou Ji, attended the ceremony, along with principal officials of the HKSAR government, members of the HKSAR Executive Council, representatives of HKSAR deputies to the National People's Congress, representatives of HKSAR members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, former members of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Brigade of the East River Column, and representatives of veteran groups.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the participants sang China's national anthem and observed a moment of silence. John Lee laid a wreath to mourn the victims. The Nanjing Massacre occurred after the Japanese Imperial Army captured the city in eastern China on December 13, 1937. The Japanese forces killed approximately 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers over six weeks, marking one of the significant atrocities during World War II.

In 2014, China's top legislature designated December 13 as the national memorial day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. Since then, the HKSAR government and civil groups have organized memorial ceremonies annually.