The inaugural Shanghai-Hong Kong Youth Choir Festival, held to mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Shanghai Hong Kong Association, concluded in Shanghai on July 19 with a grand closing concert.

Under the theme "Shanghai-Hong Kong Heart-to-Heart, Singing for the Future", the three-day event brought together over 700 young singers from 30 choirs, including 300 participants from Hong Kong, as well as Hong Kong families and institutions based in Shanghai.

The festival featured choir showcases, master classes and an academic symposium focusing on choral innovation.

At the closing ceremony, "Years of Unity", the anthem meant to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the association made its debut. More than 100 representatives, including Hong Kong residents, their children and alumni groups, joined to perform the song together.

Leaders of the Shanghai Hong Kong Association emphasized the importance of the event in fostering cultural exchange and strengthening solidarity between young people from both cities.

Officials from the Shanghai municipal government in charge of Hong Kong and Macao affairs, as well as representatives from the Shanghai office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attended the closing ceremony.