On 1 July 2015, the National Security Law of the people's Republic of China was adopted at the 15th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National people's Congress, and 15 April each year was designated as the National Security Education Day.
The National Security Education Day aims at raising public awareness of national security, creating a positive atmosphere of safeguarding national security, enhancing the capacity to fend off national security risks, deepening public understanding of the Constitution, the Basic Law and national security, and fostering a sense of national identity.
2026 marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and the theme of this year's National Security Education Day is “Proactively Align with the 15th Five-Year Plan Follow a Holistic Approach to Development and Security.”
The activities of the 2026 National Security Education Day include National Security Education Day flag raising ceremony, open days of disciplined and auxiliary services, National Security Cup awards presentation ceremony of the disciplined services, opening ceremony of National Security Education Day, seminars, school workshops, etc. Meanwhile, community activities in the 18 districts across the territories and different activities organised by relevant Bureaux and Departments are being held in support of National Security Education Day. Some of the activities are as follows:
“National Security Education Day” Opening Ceremony cum SeminarVenue: Grand Hall, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition CentreTime: Live stream by RTHK 32 from 09:30am on 15 April
Open Days of Disciplined and Auxiliary Services​To echo the National Security Education Day on April 15, the Security Bureau's 8 disciplined services and auxiliary services will hold open days in such places as their training schools, a museum, headquarters, divisional premises or relevant venue on different weekends from late March to mid-April to deepen the public's understanding of the services as well as their work and achievements in safeguarding national security. Members of the public can register for free admission tickets via the relevant disciplined services' websites. Admission tickets are not required for the open days of the Hong Kong Police Force, the Civil Aid Service and the Auxiliary Medical Service.
Members of the public are welcome to visit the websites of the relevant services for more information on the open days, and register to obtain tickets. Successful applicants will receive notifications from the organisers.
Activities Organised in 18 Districts for the National Security Education Day
(Please refer to the Chinese version)
Members of the public are welcome to visit the National Security Education Day's dedicated website and the Activity overview (Chinese Only) to view the full list of events.

The Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme 2026 has been launched. The Programme provides internship placement opportunities for students who are permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and enrolled in full-time programmes offered by post-secondary institutions in or outside the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Bureaux/departments would advertise their internship placement opportunities (where applicable) on their respective departmental websites and the Civil Service Bureau's (CSB) website. They may make arrangement with individual post-secondary institutions to nominate students for the Programme.In addition, other government related organisations also offer individual summer internship programmes for post-secondary students.
Government Summer Intern Vacancies (As of 10 April 2026)
Development BureauJob Title: Summer Intern (Greening and Landscape) Salary: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 14/04/2026 23:59:00Details: Click here 
Development BureauJob Title: Summer Intern (Tree Management) Salary: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 14/04/2026 23:59:00Details: Click here 
Transport DepartmentJob Title: Summer Intern Salary: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 14/04/2026 23:59:00Details: Click here 
Hong Kong ObservatoryJob Title: Summer Placement Programme 2026Scholarship: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 15/04/2026 12:00:00Details: Click here 
Health BureauJob Title: Summer Intern (Primary Healthcare Commission) Salary: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 15/04/2026 18:00:00Details: Click here 
Drainage Services DepartmentJob Title: Summer Intern [2026 Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme (Civil Engineering) (Code: CIV)] Salary: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 16/04/2026 23:59:00Details: Click here 
Innovation and Technology CommissionJob Title: Student Summer Intern (General) Salary: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 17/04/2026 17:00:00Details: Click here 
Innovation and Technology CommissionJob Title: Student Summer Intern (Technical) Salary: around $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 17/04/2026 17:00:00Details: Click here 
Health BureauJob Title: Summer Intern (Chinese Medicine Unit) Salary: $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 20/04/2026 23:59:00 Details: Click here 
Food and Environmental Hygiene DepartmentJob Title: Summer Intern (Training Section)Salary: $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 22/04/2026 23:59:00 Details: Click here 
Food and Environmental Hygiene DepartmentJob Title: Summer Intern (Administration & Development Special Duties Team)Salary: $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 22/04/2026 23:59:00 Details: Click here
Leisure and Cultural Services DepartmentJob Title: Summer Intern (Conservation Office) - Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme 2026Salary: $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 22/04/2026 23:59:00 Details: Click here
Leisure and Cultural Services DepartmentJob Title: Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme 2026 (Leisure Services Branch)Salary: $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 23/04/2026 18:00:00 Details: Click here
Digital Policy OfficeJob Title: 2026 Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme (Information Technology)Salary: $11,500 per month Application Deadline: 24/04/2026 18:00:00 Details: Click here


Application Procedures
Students who are interested in the placement opportunities advertised may download the standard application form (Word format / PDF format) or use the prescribed application forms as provided by individual bureaux/departments/related organisations (where applicable) and submit their applications to the recruiting bureaux/departments/related organisations OR their respective institutions according to the methods as set out in the advertisements.
(*Please follow the application procedures set out in the advertisements) (**To safeguard personal data privacy, students are reminded not to submit their personal data through other channels)(***Please note the deadlines set by the respective institutions)
 

Open for applications, please visit the programme website for details.

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