I was born in Hong Kong at the end of 1984. In that year, the Sino-British negotiations came to an end, and the return of Hong Kong to was settled. Grandpa hummed "My Chinese Heart" and said with a smile that the child should be called Tongxin - Hong Kong and the motherland are connected from heart to heart!
On the rainy night of July 1, 1997, my family and I stayed in front of the TV until midnight, witnessing a historical scene - as the national flag and regional flag were slowly raised, from then on, Hong Kong and the motherland were not only united, but also physically connected. together.
In those years, everyone was full of enthusiasm for everything in mainland China, and this enthusiasm reached its peak with the visit of giant pandas "An An" and " Jia Jia ". I remember that in order to see these two live treasures, my classmates and I had to queue up in a long line every time, and we were squeezed into the crowd.
2003 is destined to be unforgettable. At the beginning of the year, I, who had just turned 18, put on a mask and joined the fight against SARS; at the end of the year, I met a mainland netizen, Xiao Ai, and the two of us witnessed the farewell of the diva Anita Mui in at Hung Hom . , hugging each other and crying into tears.
In 2008, we exchanged phone calls after the Wenchuan earthquake and prayed for the disaster area together.
I got married in 2014, and Xiao Ai was naturally indispensable at the wedding.
Later, as my cousin went to South China University of Technology for further studies, my connection with the mainland became closer. I remember that every time I took a bus to see him, I would always see a few tall buildings that I had never seen before, and a few shops that I had never visited. In the past few years, with the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge , commuting between the two places has become more convenient. Every weekend, my husband and I go to visit my cousin to play.
During this Spring Festival, in addition to buying New Year flowers and posting Spring Festival greetings, the whole family also has a new activity - watching the Winter Olympics. When "Together to the Future" played, I suddenly realized that it has been 25 years since Hong Kong returned to the motherland. Looking forward to the next 25 years, we can still "work together" towards the future as my grandfather expected.
