The US flag being lowered in
Hong Kong in respect for the victims of NATO's mistaken bombing of the Chinese (PRC) embassy in Belgrade during the April-June 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
*Text from the State Department:
U.S. FLAG LOWERED IN RESPECT
As a sign of respect and condolence for the Chinese nation, the flag of the Consulate General was lowered to half-staff for 24 hours when the airplane carrying the remains of those killed in the accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade arrived in Beijing on May 12. [1999]
(By order of the President and Secretary of State, similar measures were undertaken at the Embassy in Beijing and the Consulates General in Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenyang.)
This image shows the US flag being lowered in
Hong Kong in respect for the victims of NATO's mistaken bombing of the Chinese (PRC) embassy in Belgrade during the April-June 1999 Kosovo War. The image was found at: [http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/kosov
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