A flag-raising ceremony is held at the Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development to celebrate the National Constitution Day on Dec 4, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

HONG KONG - The Security Bureau and its six disciplined services on Monday held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the National Constitution Day at the Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development.

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok (on stage) speaks at a flag-raising ceremony celebrating the National Constitution Day at the Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development, Hong Kong, on Dec 4, 2023. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

The participating disciplined services in the ceremony included the Immigration Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Fire Services Department, the Correctional Services Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, and the Government Flying Service.

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Officials pose for a group photo during the National Constitution Day Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Dec 4, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

On the same day, a local seminar with the theme "The Constitution and China's Modernization" was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to enhance public understanding of the constitutional basis and order of the country and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The photos are from China Daily's Andy Chong and the HKSAR government.