Hong Kong welcomed the arrival of 2025 with a dazzling fireworks display over Victoria Harbor, paired with a giant countdown clock projected onto the exterior of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
The 12-minute fireworks extravaganza spanned 1,300 meters, creating an immersive experience for residents and tourists who gathered to ring in the New Year together.
Hong Kong celebrates arrival of 2025 with dazzling fireworks over Victoria Harbor
Hong Kong celebrates arrival of 2025 with dazzling fireworks over Victoria Harbor
Hong Kong celebrates arrival of 2025 with dazzling fireworks over Victoria Harbor
China's Central Military Commission had recently decided to reorganize its current military academies and establish three new ones in order to adapt to the adjustment of the military branch structure and meet the needs for military talent cultivation, said Jiang Bin, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
"We will reorganize and establish Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) University of Army Branches, PLA Information Support Force Engineering University, and PLA Joint Logistics Support Force Engineering University. The three are all higher education institutions that recruit ordinary high school graduates from society," said Jiang.
"Among them, the PLA University of Army Branches is formed from the PLA Army Academy of Armored Forces and the Army Academy of Artillery and Air Defense, with its main campus located in Hefei City of Anhui Province. The PLA Information Support Force Engineering University is formed from the Information and Communication College of the National University of Defense Technology, and the Communications NCO (non-commissioned officers) School of the Army Engineering University, with its main campus located in Wuhan City of Hubei Province. The PLA Joint Logistics Support Force Engineering University is formed from the Army Logistics Academy, the Army Military Transportation University and its affiliated Automobile NCO Academy, with its main campus located in Chongqing Municipality. Information about the majors and enrollment numbers for these newly established universities will be released in due course in conjunction with the annual enrollment plan," said Jiang.
China to restructure, establish three new military academies
