Published: 14:23, April 14, 2023 | Updated: 15:52, April 14, 2023
Safeguard HK
By Wang Zhan

Students perform nunchaku dance in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - On the eve of the National Security Education Day, students and people from different walks of life participated in a large-scale nunchaku dance event on Friday in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

Co-organized by the Yuen Long Police District and Hong Kong Nunchaku Association, th event aimed to promote traditional culture among residents and safeguard the city.

Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin and lawmaker Holden Chow Ho-ding were also invited to join the event and cheer for the participants.

Calvin Ng of China Daily captured the moments.

Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin (right) and lawmaker Holden Chow Ho-ding (left) participate in a nunchaku dance event with students in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin (right) and lawmaker Holden Chow Ho-ding (center) participate in a nunchaku dance event with students in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung gives a thumbs up to students performing nunchaku dance in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung shakes hands with nunchaku dance participants in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Students practice nunchaku dance in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Students perform nunchaku dance in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

People perform nunchaku dance in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

People participate in a nunchaku dance event in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

People participate in a nunchaku dance event in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Two boys practice nunchaku dance in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Students practice nunchaku dance in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Students participate in a nunchaku dance event in the West Kowloon Cultural District on April 14, 2023, the eve of the National Security Education Day. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)