HKSAR Government to hold 2021 Constitution Day Seminar online
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On November 1, 2014, the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress (NPCSC) decided to designate December 4 as Constitution Day and conduct promotion of and education activities on the Constitution through multiple channels, in order to enhance public awareness of the Constitution, promote its spirit and advance the overall law-based governance of the country.
The Seminar comprises two parts, namely a keynote address and a panel discussion. The Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Mrs Carrie Lam, and the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Mr Luo Huining, will address the Seminar, to be followed by the keynote speech delivered by Mr Zhang Yong, the Vice Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Commission and Vice Chairman of the Committee for the Basic Law of the HKSAR under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The panel discussion will be moderated by the Chairman of the Management Committee of the Endeavour Education Centre, Mrs Rita Fan, who will host a discussion on the relationship between the Constitution and "one country, two systems" with the Adjunct Professor of Economics of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Prof Francis Lui, and Former HKSAR Deputy to the National People's Congress, Prof Priscilla Lau.
The online Seminar will be broadcast from 3pm to 4.30pm tomorrow at webcast.info.gov.hk and the Facebook page of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (www.facebook.com/cmab.gov.hk). The full version of the online Seminar will also be uploaded to the website of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (www.cmab.gov.hk/en/home/index.htm).
For other information about Constitution Day, please visit the dedicated webpage (www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/constitution_day.htm).
Ends/Friday, December 3, 2021
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