Secretary for Security

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Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Security

Emblem of Hong Kong

Incumbent
Chris Tang

since 25 June 2021

Security Bureau
Style| The Honourable
Appointer| Central People's Government
(via nomination by the Chief Executive)
Inaugural holder| Peter Lai
Formation| 1 July 2007
Salary| HK$4,021,200[1][2]
Website| Security Bureau
Secretary for Security

Traditional Chinese| 保安局局長
Simplified Chinese| 保安局局长
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Bǎo'ānjújúzhǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Bóu ōn guhk guhk jéung
Jyutping| Bou2 on1 guk6 guk6 zoeng2

The Secretary for Security is the member of the Government of Hong Kong in charge of the Security Bureau, which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters.

The post was created in 1973 and since the Principal Officials Accountability System was adopted in 2002, the Secretary for Security has been a member of the Executive Council. Before 1973, the office was known as the Secretary for Defence.

Areas of responsibility include:

* Police Force
* Correctional Services
* Immigration Department
* Customs and Excise Department
* Fire Services Department
* Government Flying Service
* Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre

## List of office holders

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Political party: Nonpartisan

### Defence Secretary, 1941

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No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Governor | Ref

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1 |  | John Alexander Fraser
傅瑞憲 | April 1941 | 25 December 1941 | Mark Aitchison Young
(1941) |

### Defence Secretaries, 1957–1969

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No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Governor | Ref

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1 |  | Alastair Todd
陶雅禮 | 1957 | 19 October 1960 | Sir Alexander Grantham
(1947–1957) | [3]
Sir Robert Brown Black
(1958–1964)
2 |  | Kenneth Strathmore Kinghorn
景韓 | 20 October 1960 | 22 November 1960 | [3][4]
3 |  | Donald Luddington
陸鼎堂 | 23 November 1960 | 17 December 1961 | [4][5]
4 |  | David Harold Jordan
左敦 | 18 December 1961 | 27 November 1966 | [5][6]
Sir David Trench
(1964–1971)
5 |  | Peter Barry Williams
衛理欽 | 28 November 1966 | 8 February 1967 | [6][7]
6 |  | Jack Cater
姬達 | 9 February 1967 | 21 May 1967 | [7][8]
7 |  | Peter Barry Williams
衛理欽 | 22 May 1967 | 31 March 1968 | [8][9]
8 |  | Alastair Todd
陶雅禮 | 1 April 1968 | 9 August 1968 | [9][10]
9 |  | Ian Macdonald Lightbody
黎保德 | 10 August 1968 | 19 February 1969 | [10][11]
10 |  | Alastair Todd
陶雅禮 | 20 February 1969 | 1971 | [11]

### Secretaries for Security, 1973–1997

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No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Governor | Ref

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1 |  | George Peter Lloyd
羅以德 | June 1973 | March 1974 | Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982) |
2 |  | Lewis Mervyn Davis
戴宏志 | March 1974 | October 1982 |
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986) |
3 |  | David Jeaffreson
謝法新 | November 1982 | February 1988 |
Sir David Wilson
(1986–1992) |
4 |  | Geoffrey Barnes
班乃信 | February 1988 | February 1990 |
5 |  | Alistair Asprey
區士培 | February 1990 | February 1995 |
Chris Patten
(1992–1997) |
6 |  | Peter Lai
黎慶寧 | February 1995 | 30 June 1997 |

### Secretaries for Security, 1997–present

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No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Duration  | Chief Executive | Term  | Ref

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1 |  | Peter Lai Hing-ling
黎慶寧 | 1 July 1997 | 30 August 1998 | 1 year, 60 days | Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2002) | 1 |
2 |  | Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
葉劉淑儀 | 31 August 1998 | 3 August 2003 | 4 years, 337 days |
2 |
3 |  | Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
李少光 | 4 August 2003 | 30 June 2012 | 8 years, 331 days |
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012) | 2 |
3 |
4 |  | Lai Tung-kwok
黎棟國 | 1 July 2012 | 30 June 2017 | 5 years, 0 days | Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017) | 4 |
5 |  | John Lee Ka-chiu
李家超 | 1 July 2017 | 24 June 2021 | 3 years, 359 days | Carrie Lam
(2017–2022) | 5 |
6 |  | Chris Tang Ping-keung
鄧炳強 | 25 June 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 150 days |
John Lee
(2022–present) | 6 |

## References

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1. ^ "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government". Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
2. ^ "Report on the Remuneration Package for Politically-Appointed Officials serving in the Fifth-Term HKSAR Government" (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. November 2016. p. Annex D. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
3. ^ a b "No. 1573 of 1960". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 102: 1935. 21 October 1960.
4. ^ a b "No. 1774 of 1960". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 102: 2176. 25 November 1960.
5. ^ a b "No. 2232 of 1961". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 103: 3315. 22 December 1961.
6. ^ a b "G.N. 2992 of 1966". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 108: 2956. 2 December 1966.
7. ^ a b "G.N. 274 of 1967". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 109: 276. 8 February 1967.
8. ^ a b "G.N. 1096 of 1967". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 109: 1191. 26 May 1967.
9. ^ a b "G.N. 661 of 1968". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 110: 667. 4 April 1967.
10. ^ a b "G.N. 1617 of 1968". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 110: 1628. 9 August 1968.
11. ^ a b "G.N. 424 of 1969". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 111: 488. 7 March 1969.

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