New members of Hong Kong bar operators’ group must attend national security lectures
Chairman of Hong Kong Bar and Club Association announces requirement after completing course under government scheme
A Hong Kong bar operators’ association has started requiring new members to attend lectures on national security, becoming the city’s first catering industry group to implement such measures.
Chin Chun-wing, chairman of the Hong Kong Bar and Club Association, said that those who joined the group starting from Monday would now have to participate in lectures held to “shoulder the important responsibility of promoting national security”.
“This decision of the association is only the first step. We will fully cooperate with government and national policies and strive to promote national security education in the future,” he said, urging more groups to join the effort.
Chin announced the new measure after he completed a course under the government’s new National Security Education District Tutor Training Scheme and became a qualified tutor on Monday.
Chin said the course had helped him gain a better understanding of the city’s national security legislation as well as the concept of safeguarding national security.