Security Office

The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was inaugurated in Hong Kong on July 8.

The office was established in accordance with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, promulgated in HKSAR on June 30.

According to the national security law, the office will analyze and assess developments related to safeguarding national security in HKSAR. It will provide opinions and make proposals on major strategies and important policies, and oversee, guide, coordinate with the SAR and support it in assuming the duties for safeguarding national security.

The office will also collect and analyze intelligence and information about national security and handle cases on offenses endangering national security. that are issued to those who pass the national TCM qualification examination.

However, the situation changed when the Law on TCM went into effect in July 2017, allowing people with expertise to apply for medical qualifications through appraisals of their skills and treatment efficacy.

Instead of sitting for the qualifying examination, they can go through on-site appraisals, which focus on their techniques and skills. They can get a license after passing the evaluation by TCM experts.

So far, 20 provincial-level regions across the country have completed such appraisals for

TCM practitioners in the last three years, according to the National Administration of TCM.