An evening gala was held in Hong Kong for celebration of the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 21st anniversary of establishment of Hong Kong Federation of Zhongshan Associations on November 15. More than 800 people including representatives of Zhongshan folk associations and youth from Hong Kong and Macao attended the celebration.

The predecessor of Hong Kong Federation of Zhongshan Associations was the Hong Kong Zhongshan Societies Association founded in 1996. On September 2015, the Hong Kong Federation of Zhongshan Associations was established basing on the Hong Kong Zhongshan Societies Association. For the past 21 years, the Hong Kong Federation of Zhongshan Associations has been an important bridge and link between Zhongshanese in Hong Kong people and their hometown and coordinated works between Zhongshan folk associations in Hong Kong.

At present, there are more than 300,000 Zhongshanese living in Hong Kong and 43 fellow communities established in Hong Kong. The oldest association has been existed for over 100 years.