Handover 10 Year Anniversary: The Song

Hong Kong's great and good are brought together to record a track celebrating the Handover anniversary. This is a rough translation ofthe lyrics, as supplied by a Youtube user:

Whoever leaves a trail deserves to be respected
Just because you are here in Hong Kong
Just because you are here in Hong Kong

Let the roar of applause resound for more than a century
Just because I'm here in Hong Kong
Just because I'm here in Hong Kong

Let the 10 million surprises last for more than a century
Thanks for your help in creating this little world
No matter what the season, we will never give up
Just because you are here in Hong Kong"

Sprinkle of lights flowing to light up all the people
Enabling this little island to become a super star
When the East meets West, everything becomes energetic and full of life
Making this place a prosperous and secure home
Competing among the beautiful Bauhinia, searching for the right path
The graceful petals in full bloom.

A very noble concept but I think the song is too safe and hardly encapsulates the dynamic, modern Hong Kong I know!

Meanwhile, America's ABC news has a photo gallery showing the many different aspects of the 10 Year anniversary.