Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-08

Time Forges a Prosperous Era, Loyal Hearts Guard the Fragrant Harbor — Naval Vessel Formation's Arrival in Port Stirs Deep Feelings of Home and Country

时光铸盛世赤心护香江——海军舰艇编队抵港激发浓浓家国情

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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-08
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1997年7月，香港回归祖国的喜讯传遍神州大地，举国欢腾。江西抚州农民宁武松打破家族按辈分取名的惯例，为刚出生的孩子取名“宁盛华”，表达质朴期许：愿孩子茁壮成长，见证山河无恙、盛世中华。二十九载光阴流转，当年的襁褓孩童，已成长为守护海疆的海军战士。今年7月，衡阳舰战士宁盛华踏上香港土地，奔赴一场跨越29年的家国之约。 7月2日，由海军南宁舰、衡阳舰组成的舰艇编队抵达香港，开展开放参观和文化交流活动。盛夏香江繁花似锦，维多利亚港海风和煦。两艘主战舰艇劈波入港，岸边市民挥舞国旗欢呼迎接。海面渔船上，香港渔民庄重挂起五星红旗与香港特别行政区区旗。港湾两岸欢声阵阵、乐曲悠扬，舰上官兵挥手回应，一幕幕温情画面映照出浓浓家国情。 “只有细致周全地做好保障工作，才能以最佳姿态迎接港澳同胞。”作为舰艇电工兵，宁盛华穿梭在各个舱室，细致排查电路、巡检设备状态。在香港特区政府船队、驻香港部队舰艇伴航下，两艘战舰平稳驶入昂船洲军营码头。这是南宁舰、衡阳舰首次到访香港，港澳同胞对海军舰艇编队的到来表示热烈欢迎。大国重器亮相香江，港澳同胞近距离感受强军脉动，见证新时代人民海军的跨越式发展。香港市民赵华娟已是第二次参加舰艇开放活动。看着日新月异的海军装备，她感慨：“海军战舰越来越多、越来越先进，我由衷地感到自豪。” 回归29年来，“东方之珠”在祖国的支持下愈发璀璨。29年，一座城市蓬勃发展，一支军队向强图强。因盛世期许得名的宁盛华已成长为守卫山河的战士，阔步向前的人民军队以坚定行动，捍卫着国家主权、安全、发展利益。

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On July 2, a PLAN formation comprising the guided-missile destroyers Nanning and Hengyang made their first port call to Hong Kong, conducting open-vessel visits and cultural exchange activities at Stonecutters Island Barracks pier, escorted by Hong Kong Government Fleet vessels and PLA Hong Kong Garrison warships. The article is a commemorative feature timed to the 28th anniversary of the handover; its operational value is narrow, but it documents the specific hulls used for this iteration of the recurring Hong Kong port-call series and confirms the PLA's continued use of these visits as a domestic legitimacy exercise framing naval modernization as inseparable from national reunification. The human-interest framing — centering a sailor named at Hong Kong's 1997 handover — is a studied editorial choice that extends a well-established pattern of PLA media using personal biography to personalize sovereignty narratives for a civilian audience.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "时光铸盛世赤心护香江——海军舰艇编队抵港激发浓浓家国情." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-08. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16472421.html.

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