Every 25 April, a dawn service is held by Australian and New Zealander communities worldwide to remember the fallen soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who gave their lives while serving in Turkey during the Gallipoli campaign.
Nowadays, the commemoration is held in honour of all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died in all wars, conflicts and other operations, as well as the contribution and suffering of all those who have served, according to Wikipedia.
The local version of Anzac Day commemoration this year was again held at the Taipa Houses’ Amphitheatre, hosted by the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Macau (AustCham) and attended by Hamish McCardle, a consul from the New Zealand Consulate-General in Hong Kong, as well as Australian consul Ted Goener, among others.
Several dozen people attended Macau’s Anzac Day event, including AustCham members as well as other local Australians and New Zealanders.
“Between our two nations, Australia and New Zealand, today we commemorate all these fallen soldiers … those brave souls that made the ultimate sacrifice,” AustCham Macau Chairman Billy Chan told Good News Macau on the sidelines of the event.
“I’m sure, today, a lot of people shed a tear because their families and forefathers have contributed, paying this supreme sacrifice for our freedom and for what we have today,” he added. (Jonathan Mohr)
Photos: AustCham Macau
Caption: This photo taken during an Anzac Day commemoration at the Taipa Houses’ Amphitheatre on 25 April shows AustCham Macau Chairman Billy Chan (left) with a fellow local Australian.
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