In support of National Security Education Day, on April 15, the Correctional Services Department (CSD) and the Civil Aid Service (CAS) today held open days to raise public awareness of national security and showcase their accomplishments.

Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan attended the CSD’s open day, which was held in Stanley, at the department's Correctional Services Museum and Community Education Experience Centre.

Echoing the theme of this year's National Security Education Day – “Proactively Align with the 15th Five-Year Plan, Follow a Holistic Approach to Development and Security” – the CSD’s open day featured game booths themed around the 15th Five-Year Plan and national security, with a view to deepening understanding of these and strengthening a sense of national identity among members of the public.

Following the recent publication of the white paper Hong Kong: Safeguarding China's National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems by the State Council Information Office, the event also included a game booth exploring the white paper's content interactively.

In addition, the CSD today launched “National Security Education Special Edition of Rehabilitation Express”, a promotion vehicle that will visit primary and secondary schools across the city in order to disseminate national security messages to young people.

Some of the content carried by the vehicle will also be used in virtual-reality games for persons in custody, giving them access to accurate national security knowledge and building their sense of national identity through immersive three-dimensional virtual scenarios within correctional institutions.

Held at its headquarters, meanwhile, the CAS open day featured emergency rescue and mountain search and rescue demonstrations. There were also music performances, a freestyle bicycle show, game booths and interactive activities.