These three video-recorded lectures consist of the essence of the three seminars on “Understanding the Constitutional Order and Safeguarding National Security” organised by the Civil Service Bureau earlier on. The seminars, delivered by authoritative experts of the relevant fields, introduce the key content of the Constitution, the Basic Law and the Hong Kong National Security Law in an easy-to-understand approach.

The first seminar – “National Security, Hong Kong National Security Law and Improving Electoral System”, with Ms Elsie Leung Oi-sie as speaker. The talk highlights the responsibility of Hong Kong to safeguard national security and the main content of Hong Kong National Security Law, including topics such as improving the electoral system of Hong Kong and implementing the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong”;

The second seminar – “The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the Constitutional Order of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”, with Ms Maria Tam Wai-chu and Professor Albert Chen Hung-yee as speakers. The talk covers the Constitution and the fundamental system of the country; the relationships between the Constitution and the Basic Law; the relationships between the Central Government and the HKSAR, as well as the decisions and interpretation by the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee;

The third seminar – “The Implementation of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and the Basic Law”, in which Mr Johnny Mok, SC analysed the core spirit of the Basic Law and the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong” while Ms Maria Tam elaborated on the origin of “One Country, Two Systems”, the exercise of overall jurisdiction over Hong Kong by the Central Government, and key points of the HKSAR political structure.

The web-based video-recorded lectures consist mainly of the highlights of these seminars and some PowerPoint presentations to enable civil servants to acquire a more comprehensive understanding of the relevant topics. To encourage participation of civil servants at all ranks, those who have completed the entire series of three lectures will get a souvenir as a commendation for their efforts.