January
4, 2017
A
grand ceremony was held at the Maha Bandoola Park in Yangon in commemoration of
the 69th Independence Day yesterday.
The
ceremony featured the raising and saluting of the national flag.
The
flag was hoisted at 4.20 am, the hour when Myanmar gained her independence from
the British Empire.
A
ceremony to salute the national flag was held at 4.25 am and Chief Minister of
Yangon Region U Phyo Min Thein took the salute from the Guard of Honour and
saluted the flag together with the people.
Those
present at ceremony also paid tribute to fallen leaders and soldiers and too
the fourpoint oath.
Chief
Minister U Phyo Min Thein also read a message sent from President U Htin Kyaw
on the occasion of the 69th Independence Day.
More
than 3,500 people attended the ceremony.
Also
present at the ceremony were Speaker of Yangon Region Hluttaw U Tin Maung Tun,
Commander of the Yangon Region Command Brig-Gen Myo Zaw Thein, Yangon Region
Chief Justice U Win Swe, MPs of Yangon Region Parliament, senior military
officers and representatives from political parties.
Ko
Ko Zaw
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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