National Security Education Day events kick off in HK

Thursday morning's opening ceremony of National Security Education Day kicked off a series of activities to mark its first celebration since the implementation of the National Security Law for Hong Kong.

The ceremony was officiated by key officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the central government, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Luo Huining, the central government's top liaison official in the HKSAR.

Officiating the ceremony, Lam said two moves by the central government – enacting the National Security Law for Hong Kong and improving its electoral system – have stabilized the city's situation.

To better fulfill the SAR's constitutional obligation of safeguarding national security, a holistic approach encompassing various policy areas is needed, she said. The whole society should be mobilized to take part in such efforts, and civil servants have more important responsibilities in this aspect, added Lam.

She said she believes that with concerted efforts and if it can go back to the original intention of the Basic Law, the city will be able to properly implement "one country, two systems" and "patriots administering Hong Kong" policies.

Delivering his speech at the ceremony, Luo assured that the central authorities will lend full support to the HKSAR for its lawful crackdown on criminal activities endangering national security and to the individuals and institutions that have been subjected to threat and sanctions for safeguarding national security.