July 4, 2025

For the first time, the aircraft carrier Shandong formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday for a five-day visit. Excited crowds gathered along the formation's route and on nearby hills overlooking the carrier's anchorage. 

On Friday, the carrier opened for student visits, with invited teachers and students engaging in exchanges with the officers and sailors on board, local media reported. 

Forty-five students from King's College visited the Shandong on Friday, HK01 reported. The school's assistant principal, Nick Lam Chi-wai, was quoted as saying in the media report that the event allowed students to personally experience the professionalism of the PLA and how they protect the country. He added that the school will later summarize and share this experience to further strengthen national security education.

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