Beijing s top official in Hong Kong warns foreign powers not to interfere asiaone.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from asiaone.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HK seizes the day to catch up with national security education, something absent for decades
Chen Qingqing, Bai Yunyi and Cui Fandi Published: Apr 15, 2021 10:58 PM
Police officers perform a new goose step, the same style used by police and troops on the Chinese mainland, at the city s police college before hosting the China and Hong Kong flags during an open day to celebrate the National Security Education Day in Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: AFPAs Hong Kong for the first time celebrated the National Security Education Day on Thursday with unprecedented activities, local and central government officials vowed to remain vigilant to fend off national security risks, including those involving radical political figures and foreign hostile forces, after the national security law for Hong Kong served as sword and shield to close systemic loopholes that indulged violent protests in 2019. They also noted the improvement of the electoral system that will bring stability back to the city
Hong Kong is marking its first “National Security Education Day” aimed at promoting a sweeping law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous territory last year.
Children as young as three years old were among those learning about the national security law on Thursday, according to the South China Morning Post, while authorities invited people across the city to create “mosaic walls” with messages of support or smiling pictures of themselves at cultural centres and schools.
Hong Kong police meanwhile unveiled a new goose-step march in the mainland Chinese style, replacing British-style foot drills from the time the city was ruled by the United Kingdom until its 1997 handover to China.
Beijing s top official in Hong Kong warns foreign powers not to interfere reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.