Published: 13:22, April 15, 2026 | Updated: 18:28, April 15, 2026
Ensuring development and national security
By Wang Zhan in Hong Kong
Officials and community representatives pose for a photo during the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
This year's National Security Education Day opened on Wednesday morning at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Hong Kong National Security Committee organized the opening ceremony along with a series of school and community activities to enhance the entire community's awareness and sense of responsibility in safeguarding national security.
National Security Education Day, observed on April 15 each year, was established under the National Security Law enacted in 2015.
China Daily's Adam Lam took the photos on Wednesday.
Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, delivers a keynote speech via video during the opening ceremony and seminar of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Zhou Ji, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Dong Jingwei, director of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Lai Ruxin, political commissar of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Officials attend the seminar of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-ki reacts during the seminar of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Wang Ming, vice-president of Beijing Normal University, speaks during the seminar of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung speaks during the seminar of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong speaks during the seminar of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Frederick Ma Si-Hang, chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, speaks during the seminar of National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok delivers a speech during the National Security Legal Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Wang Zhenmin, vice-president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, delivers a speech during the National Security Legal Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)(From left) Jonathan Chang, senior counsel; Carmen Kan Wai-mun, Legislative Council member; Anthony Chau Tin-hang, deputy director of Public Prosecutions, Department of Justice; Grenville Cross, honorary professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong; attend the National Security Legal Forum Panel Session 1 “Clearing Up Confusion and Misunderstandings-Hong Kong's Endeavors in Safeguarding Natfonal Security” at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan delivers a speech during the National Security Legal Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)(From left) Melissa Kaye Pang, lawyer; William M F Wong, member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress; Yu Pang-chun, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; Joyce Chan, representative of Rule of Law Education Ambassadors under the ROLE Stars Train-the-Leaders Programme organized by the Department of Justice; attend the National Security Legal Forum Panel Session 2 “Building Consensus – Experiences and Insights Brought by Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong” at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 15, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Representatives from primary schools and kindergartens pose for a photo with the newly launched National Security Education Picture Book for Children during the "United to Protect the Future: Security Accompanies Growth" event organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations and its Charitable Fund. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Hong Kong Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung receives the National Security Education Picture Book for Children during the "United to Protect the Future: Security Accompanies Growth" event organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations and its Charitable Fund. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
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