The Home Affairs Department today held a seminar for National Security Education District Tutors to further support them to effectively promote national security education in the community and enhance public awareness of safeguarding national security.

Around 700 district tutors from the 18 Districts attended the seminar held at the Central Government Offices to mark the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the National Security Law (NSL).

Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan, Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak, and Under Secretary for Security Michael Cheuk spoke at the seminar.

In her address, Miss Mak said the Government officially launched the National Security Education District Tutor Training Scheme in November last year and that as of early April this year, over 3,000 district tutors have completed the training and disseminated messages on national security to over 120,000 individuals in the community. 

Delivering a keynote speech, Mr Cheung elaborated on the situation in Hong Kong since the NSL’s implementation, the current national security risks faced by the city and the importance of enhancing national security education.

Mr Cheuk's keynote speech outlined the current security risks in Hong Kong and the Government’s response strategies. He encouraged district tutors to learn more about the Constitution, the Basic Law, and Hong Kong's laws on safeguarding national security, and actively integrate into the country to recognise the close ties of the cultures of Hong Kong and the Mainland which share the same origin.

Additionally, Li Ka-ying and Chu Wai-lam shared their valuable experiences as district tutors.