Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki today inspected 79 probationary inspectors and 94 probationary officers on parade at the Hong Kong Customs College.
 

Among the officers passing out, six probationary inspectors were members of the Customs Youth Leader Corps.
 

Together with the Guards of Honour, the officers passing out adopted the Chinese-style foot drill to form a bauhinia pattern representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as a symbol of their allegiance to it.
 

They then formed a pattern representing the planet in a demonstration of their support of customs activities relating to the Belt & Road Initiative. The performance concluded with a pattern symbolising the District Council election by way of an appeal to electors to cast their votes.
      

Mr Chan said that with staunch support at a national level, Hong Kong has been focused on fully implementing the National Security Law and embarking on a new journey from stability to prosperity in the wake of the pandemic.
 

He added that the Customs & Excise Department shoulders four important missions: safeguarding national security and maintaining social stability; capitalising on Hong Kong’s advantages of enjoying the motherland’s support and close connections with the rest of the world; work to benefit people’s livelihoods; and promotion of youth development.
      

The Chief Secretary urged the officers passing out to fufil the department’s ideal of “connectivity towards security and prosperity”, and to provide a quality service.