(from left to right) Liu Guangyuan, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR; Zheng Yanxiong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR and secretary of the Hong Kong Work Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council; John Lee Ka-chiu, Hong Kong Chief executive; Li Jiangzhou, deputy director of the Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong; and Maj Gen Peng Jingtang, commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison; hold the Opening Ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, April 15, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – The opening ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 was held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday.

With the theme of "National Security, Foundation of Stability and Prosperity", the event aims to enhance residents' awareness of national security and to safeguard national security. 

China Daily's Calvin Ng took the photos during the opening ceremony.

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, April 15, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, April 15, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Zheng Yanxiong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR and secretary of the Hong Kong Work Committee of the Chinese Communist Party; delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, April 15, 2023.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Liu Guangyuan, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, April 15,  2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Li Jiangzhou, deputy director of the Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, April 15, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Peng Jingtang, major general in the People's Liberation Army who is the current commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, April 15, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)