A GRAND flag-raising ceremony would be held at the square in front of the Citizens’ Center on the morning of Oct. 1 to celebrate China’s National Day, a government source said.

　　The national anthem will be played as the five-star red national flag is raised at 7:30 a.m., marking the 55th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

　　“It will be the largest flag-raising ceremony in the history of Shenzhen, and it will be the first time citizens will be allowed to closely witness the scene,” a government official said.

　　“About 1,000 people from different walks of life in Shenzhen have been organized to attend the ceremony,” he said.

　　The ceremony will be performed by a national flag guard under the local armed police contingent.

　　The team, which was set up in 2002, now has 86 members who have undergone strict professional training.

　　On the morning of National Day in Beijing, several thousand residents and travelers from other provinces are expected to witness a flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square.

　　Embraced widely by Chinese as a means to express their love and respect for the motherland, flag-raising ceremonies will also be held in many other places across China.

　　一個隆重的升旗儀式前的廣場上舉行的公民中心10月1日上午,慶祝中國國慶節,政府消息人士稱。

　　國歌將五星紅旗的國旗是七點半了。55周年,中華人民共和國成立。

　　“這將是深圳歷史上最大的升旗儀式,這將是第一次公民可以密切見證現場,”一名政府官員說。

　　“約1000人來自不同行業的組織在深圳出席儀式,”他說。

　　國旗護衛隊儀式將由地方武裝警察隊伍。

　　團隊成立于2002年,現在有86名成員已經經歷了嚴格的專業訓練。

　　國慶節在北京,上午數千居民和來自其他省份的旅行者將見證在天安門廣場的升旗儀式。

　　接受廣泛在中國作為一種手段來表達他們的愛和對祖國的尊重,升旗儀式也將在全國其他地方舉行。