A memorial meeting for former President iang Zemin, who passed away on Nov. 30 at the age of 96, was held Tuesday morning in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addressed the meeting.
All participants in the Great Hall of the People paid a three-minute silent tribute to Jiang at the start of the memorial meeting.
Macau observed three minutes of silence for late Chinese president Jiang Zemin as government agencies along with other sectors from the courts to hospitals and schools paid their final tribute to the former state leader.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng leads Macao SAR key office holders, Executive Council members and public service officials to watch the live broadcast of the memorial ceremony in honor of former President Jiang Zemin together at the Complex of the Services Platform for Commercial Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries.
The city joined millions in mainland China in honouring Jiang, with his state funeral beginning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 10am.
