Chief Executive John Lee and senior government officials will attend a flag-raising ceremony and a reception on July 1 to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The ceremony will be held at Golden Bauhinia Square outside the Convention & Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai at 8am. Community leaders and members of uniform groups will attend.

The Police Band will perform at the ceremony and a choir from St Paul's Co-educational College will sing the national anthem under the lead of two singers, followed by a fly-past and a sea parade by the disciplined services.

The reception, led by the Chief Executive, will then be held at the Grand Hall on Level 3 of the exhibition centre.

Police will implement special traffic arrangements at Golden Bauhinia Square and the nearby area during the celebration events. No public viewing area will be set up for the flag-raising ceremony.