Harapan Bangsa Elementary School students participate in the celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the People’s Republic of China

In order to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Indonesia specifically invited Sekah Harapan Bangsa Elementary School students to participate in an online celebration event to feature a choir performance.

On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, sixteen students from grades five and six, who had just finished their midterm tests, immediately prepared to shoot a video for the choir performance.

At 10.00 am, under the leadership of Mrs. Emy as the Principal of the Harapan Bangsa Elementary School accompanied by the Chinese language teacher, the students gathered in the main hall of the Elementary School, and then together took the school bus to the SHB3 building. Mrs. Emy prepared the Chinese-style clothes and Indonesian traditional clothes for the students to wear during the recording of the show. With the help of the Principal and the teacher, the students immediately changed clothes, the Principal helped the female students to style their hair in a traditional Indonesian style, and the students make up using the cosmetics they brought themselves. Then the students took turns recording the national anthem Indonesia Raya and the Chinese national anthem in the SHB auditorium. Since all the students had practiced hard, the recording went very smoothly.

After the students finished the recording process, Mr. Marcel from the IT department helped make videos of the national anthems from the recordings that had been done. To better reflect the national anthem, the background of the video uses the national flags of both countries. The brilliant performance of the SHB students’ choir was recognized by the embassy staff.

In addition, the embassy also invited Mrs. Indra T. Honoris as Deputy Chairman of Harapan Bangsa School to give a speech representing schools in Indonesia. In her speech, Mrs. Indra T. Honoris sincerely honoured the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. At the same time, on behalf of all the teachers and students of Sekolah Harapan Bangsa, she expressed our gratitude to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China which has always provided support and assistance to Mandarin language education in Indonesia, as well as trust and concern for Sekolah Harapan Bangsa.Ibu Indra also wished that the People’s Republic of China would always be blessed with wealth and prosperity and to go hand in hand making friends forever.

The celebration event was broadcast live on September 28, 2022. A video of the performance of the Harapan Bangsa School student choir appeared as the opening act for the celebration. From this occasion we would like to thank Mrs. Emy as the Principal of the Elementary School, teachers, staff and students as well as the IT department who worked hard to make this event a wonderful success.