Xi’s remarks sow seeds of serving country for teenager
Istill remember the moment that I saw President Xi Jinping in person. He was gracious, easygoing, gentle, and kind. He was smiling when he was listening to us, which drove away my jitters. I did not tell my family in advance that I would meet with Xi. All of them were shocked when they saw Xi shaking hands with me on live TV. They called me immediately after the live broadcast ended and asked, “Is that you? We can’t believe you chatted with the president just now!” My whole family was very proud of me.
Around the New Year’s days of 2018, some JPC members and I saw a video of the president delivering a New Year message in his office, and we were surprised to find that he put the photo of his visit to our center in his office bookcase. We made a handmade greeting card collaboratively for him as a fitting tribute to his care and concern for us. I wrote “Happy New Year” slowly and meticulously on the card, carrying my best wishes to Xi.
His reply to our greeting card a month later was a pleasant surprise to us all. To this day, I still remember Xi’s words to live by. He encouraged us to “read more, travel more, and serve the country by action”.
I made it my lofty goal in life to “serve the society after growing up”, which is what Xi had in mind for us to do.
Putting Xi’s
Kwok Wang-hei,
16, student. he briefed Xi on the Junior police Call’s activities and
training in 2017.
expectation into actions, I signed up for exchange activities in Sichuan province on the mainland and in Australia in the hope of broadening my horizons. The rewarding experience in Sichuan has altered my impressions about the mainland. The well-developed technologies, fully-fledged high-speed rail networks and widely accepted e-payment system have spoken for the rapid development itself.
It would be even better if we were able to visit Beijing and different organizations and departments in the country to have firsthand
experience about the nation’s development.
During the pandemic, I saw a wealth of medical workers, construction workers and supplies of fresh food and anti-pandemic items sent into the city by the country. Hong Kong is fortunate to have the country’s backing during the fifth wave of the pandemic.
I was a chubby kid five years ago. I am much taller and thinner now. If it is possible, I want to tell the president that I have grown and found my life goal in your words, which is to serve the country with my full heart.
President Xi Jinping’s letter of reply to Junior Police Call members in 2018. pRoVidEd To