HONG KONG - Hong Kong on Thursday marked National Security Education Day, the city's first since the introduction of the National Security Law in the SAR last year.

The celebrations kicked off with an opening ceremony led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and other key officials at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Seminars on political, economic, and military security would also be held while schools had activities to help create a campus culture that highlights civic responsibility and national security awareness among students. 

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Students attend a flag-raising ceremony at a school in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, on National Security Education Day, April 15, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Students stand at attention during a flag-raising ceremony at a school in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, on National Security Education Day, April 15, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Students attend an event marking National Security Education Day at a school in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, on April 15, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Pupils listen attentively as a teacher explains the National Security Law for Hong Kong at a school in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, on National Security Education Day, April 15, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Major General Chen Daoxiang, commander-in-chief of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, attends the opening ceremony of the “National Security Education Day 2021” at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 15, 2021. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the central government attend the opening ceremony of the “National Security Education Day 2021” at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 15, 2021. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)