Filipino Community Comes Together for National Day Street Parade in HK
Consul General Antonio A. Morales leads the parade with the officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General in Kong in the street parade for the Kapangyawan Friendship Festival on Chater Road in Hong Kong’s Central District on 10 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
HONG KONG 05 July 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong led community-wide annual traditional festivities to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Philippine independence on the streets of Hong Kong’s famed Central District, a stone’s throw away from the HSBC Building, the Bank of China Tower, and other iconic architectural landmarks on 10 June 2018.
This year’s edition of the daylong Kapangyawan Friendship Festival, whose name is derived from the Cantonese word for friend which is “pang yao,” drew more than 5,000 spectators from the Filipino, local and expatriate communities to witness the colorful and lively parade, dazzling costumes, and impressive cultural presentations on Chater Road.
Filipino celebrities from Manila–Ronnie Alonte, Lassy, and Jason Dy–added glitter and laughter to the whole entertainment package.
As tribute to the Philippines-Hong Kong friendship, the Hong Kong Police Band also participated in the noontime street parade, which was preceded by an ecumenical prayer involving the main Christian and Muslim religious organizations, and a Catholic mass offered at the space between Chater House and Alexandra House, near the corner of Des Voeux Road.
The Consulate General collaborated with Global Alliance, Philippine Association of Hong Kong (PAHK), and Philippine Alliance (PA)—three of the biggest and highly regarded Filipino organizations in Hong Kong—to come up with a superb line-up of activities.
The Kapangywan Friendship Festival was supported by AirAsia, Prime Credit, Friends of the Philippine Foundation, TFC, Jollibee, PLTD-Smart, AFreight, SSS, Beam & Go, Metroland Realty, GoGo Baon, Metro Remittance Hong Kong Limited, and PNB, and participated in by around 90 Filipino Community organizations. END
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Consul General Antonio A. Morales leads all participants in singing the National Anthem with members of the Global Alliance as flag bearers at the Kapangyawan Friendship Festival on Chater Road in Hong Kong’s Central District on 10 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
Consul General Antonio A. Morales delivers his opening remarks during the cultural program of the Kapangyawan Friendship Festival on Chater Road in Hong Kong’s Central District on 10 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
The Filipino Community applauds the surprise “Pinoy Ako” performance by officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General in Kong, together with Jollibee, at the Kapangyawan Friendship Festival on Chater Road in Hong Kong’s Central District on 10 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
One Visayas HK wows the crowd with their Masskara Festival performance during the Street Dancing segment of the Kapangyawan Friendship Festival on Chater Road in Hong Kong’s Central District on 10 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
Some 500 members of various Filipino Community organizations grooved to the tune of the popular theme song of ABS-CBN Station ID “Ikaw ang Sunshine Ko” during the Kulay Pinoy segment of the Kapangyawan Friendship Festival on Chater Road in Hong Kong’s Central District on 10 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
An Interfaith Program, where representatives from different religious congregations offered prayer for the national government, security and peace, Filipino migrant workers, and Independence Day, preceded the daylong Kapangyawan Friendship Festival on Chater Road in Hong Kong’s Central District on 10 June 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photo)