Security Bureau (Hong Kong)

Bureau of the Hong Kong Government

Security Bureau保安局

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Agency overview
Formed| 1973
Preceding agencies|

* Defense Branch
* Security Branch

Headquarters| 10th Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible|

* Chris Tang, Secretary for Security

Deputy Minister responsible|

* Sonny Au, Under Secretary for Security

Agency executive|

* Carol Yip, Permanent Secretary for Security [1]

Child agencies|

* Auxiliary Medical Service
* Civil Aid Service
* Correctional Services Department
* Customs and Excise Department
* Fire Services Department
* Government Flying Service
* Hong Kong Police Force
* Immigration Department

Website| sb.gov.hk

Politics and government
of Hong Kong

Laws

* Basic Law

* Drafting Committee
* Consultative Committee
* Article 23 (national security laws)

* 2020 law
* 2024 law

* Article 45
* Article 46
* Article 69
* One country, two systems
* Sino–British Joint Declaration

* Criminal law

* Capital punishment in Hong Kong
* Criminal procedure

* Jury system
* Law enforcement in Hong Kong
* Human rights

* LGBT rights in Hong Kong
* Internet censorship in Hong Kong

Executive

* Chief Executive: John Lee

* Office of the Chief Executive
* Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR

* Principal officials

* Chief Secretary: Eric Chan
* Financial Secretary: Paul Chan
* Secretary for Justice: Paul Lam

* Executive Council

* Convenor: Regina Ip

* Government Secretariat and Government agencies

* Civil Service Bureau

* Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service

* Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

* Registration and Electoral Office
* Offices in the Mainland and Taiwan

* Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau

* Leisure and Cultural Services Department
* Tourism Commission

* Education Bureau

* University Grants Committee Secretariat
* Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency

* Environment and Ecology Bureau

* Environmental Protection Department
* Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
* Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
* Hong Kong Observatory
* Government Laboratory

* Health Bureau

* Department of Health

* Home and Youth Affairs Bureau

* Home Affairs Department
* Information Services Department

* Labour and Welfare Bureau

* Social Welfare Department

* Security Bureau

* Hong Kong Police Force
* Hong Kong Fire Services Department
* Correctional Services Department
* Customs and Excise Department
* Immigration Department
* Government Flying Service
* Civil Aid Service
* Auxiliary Medical Service

* Transport and Logistics Bureau

* Transport Department
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* Highways Department
* Marine Department

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* Housing Department

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* Intellectual Property Department
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* Radio Television Hong Kong

* Development Bureau

* Architectural Services Department
* Buildings Department
* Civil Engineering and Development Department
* Drainage Services Department
* Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
* Lands Department
* Land Registry
* Planning Department
* Water Supplies Department

* Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

* Census and Statistics Department
* Companies Registry
* Government Logistics Department
* Government Property Agency
* Inland Revenue Department
* Official Receiver's Office
* Rating and Valuation Department
* Treasury

* Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau

* Efficiency Office
* Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
* Innovation and Technology Commission

* Hong Kong Civil Service

* Administrative Officer
* Political Appointments System

Legislature

* Legislative Council

* President: Andrew Leung
* List of Members of the Legislative Council

* Political camps:

* Pro-Beijing camp
* Pro-democracy camp
* Localist camp

Judiciary

Court of Final Appeal

* Chief Justice: Andrew Cheung

High Court

* Chief Judge: Jeremy Poon
* Court of Appeal
* President of the Court of Appeal
* Court of First Instance

District Court

* Chief District Judge: Justin Ko

Magistrates' Court

* Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak

Special courts and tribunals:

* Coroner’s Court
* Labour Tribunal
* Lands Tribunal
* Market Misconduct Tribunal
* Obscene Articles Tribunal
* Small Claims Tribunal

Districts

District Officers

* District Councils
* Central and Western
* Eastern
* Islands
* Kowloon City
* Kwai Tsing
* Kwun Tong
* North
* Sai Kung
* Sha Tin
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* Tai Po
* Tsuen Wan
* Tuen Mun
* Wan Chai
* Wong Tai Sin
* Yau Tsim Mong
* Yuen Long
* Area committees

Elections

Electoral Affairs Commission

* Registration and Electoral Office

Chief Executive Elections

* Election Committee

Legislative elections

* Geographical Constituencies
* Functional Constituencies
* Election Committee Constituency

District council elections

* List of constituencies of Hong Kong

* Political parties

* Universal suffrage

Foreign relations

Documents

* Hong Kong identity card
* HKSAR Passport
* BNO Passport

Consular missions in Hong Kong

* Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
* Hong Kong–United Kingdom relations
* Hong Kong–United States relations
* Hong Kong–Philippines relations
* Hong Kong–Singapore relations

Hong Kong–China relations

* Hong Kong Liaison Office
* Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing
* Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement

Hong Kong–Taiwan relations

* Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office
* Hong Kong–Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council

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Security Bureau

Chinese| 保安局
Hanyu Pinyin| Bǎo'ān Jú
Yale Romanization| Bóu ōn guhk
Jyutping| Bou2 on1 guk6

The Security Bureau (Chinese: 保安局) is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for policies of the maintenance of law and order, exercising immigration and customs control, rehabilitating offenders and drug abusers, and providing emergency fire and rescue services.

The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Security.

## History

[edit]

In 1973 it was known as the Defence Branch (Chinese: 防衛科). Before 1997, it was named the Security Branch (Chinese: 保安科).

In January 2021, a proposal from the government was announced, where information of airline passengers would be shared with the Immigration Department and passengers could potentially be banned from flying.[2] In response to criticism that it could lead to preventing Hong Kong citizens from leaving the city, the Security Bureau claimed that they would not be affected, and that this would only be for "passenger information on flights heading to Hong Kong, rather than departing flights. The right of Hong Kong residents to enter or leave Hong Kong is not affected."[2]

In February 2021, after reports that the Security Bureau worked with the Correctional Services Department to force prisoners with dual passports to declare a sole nationality, the Security Bureau cited mainland China's nationality laws to explain why consular visits to those prisoners with dual passports might be rejected.[3] A spokesman for the British consulate said they were now "seeking answers from the Hong Kong authorities following the suggestion that they may withdraw our consular access to dual national prisoners and prevent us providing the support we have given since 1997."[3]

In 2022, journalists and members of the legal team representing media tycoon Jimmy Lai internationally received threatening messages purportedly from the Security Bureau and the National Security Department. The Hong Kong police issued a statement condemning acts of impersonation and asked for more information from those involved in order to follow up on the incident.[4]

In August 2022, the Narcotics Division of the Security Bureau said it that any amount of THC is illegal in the city. Hong Kong authorities subsequently outlawed CBD, saying that it can be converted into THC and many products came contaminated with the chemical. Whether CBD has medicinal effects is debated.[5][6]

## Subordinate entities

[edit]

The following public entities are controlled by the bureau:

* Hong Kong Police Force
* Hong Kong Fire Services Department
* Correctional Services Department
* Customs and Excise Department
* Immigration Department
* Government Flying Service
* Civil Aid Service
* Auxiliary Medical Services
* Narcotics Division

## See also

[edit]

* Hong Kong Disciplined Services
* Outbound Travel Alert System

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Name List of Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Government Departments". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
2. ^ a b "New rules 'won't affect people's right to leave HK' - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
3. ^ a b "West sounds alarm over consular access in HK - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
4. ^ "Hong Kong police slam fake 'National Security Wing' email sent to Lai lawyers". South China Morning Post. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. ^ Leung, Hillary (21 August 2022). "Hong Kong's zero-tolerance approach to drugs leaves budding CBD industry high and dry". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
6. ^ "Hong Kong's New CBD Ban Reinforces Asia's Strict Drug Approach". Time. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

## External links

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(after 1997)|

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Disciplined Services

Chief Executive|

* Independent Commission Against Corruption

Security Bureau|

| Regular|

* Police
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* Immigration
* Flying

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Auxiliary|

* Auxiliary Police
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* Civil Aid

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Bureaus|

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Departments|

* Administration
* Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
* Architectural Services
* Buildings
* Census and Statistics
* Civil Aviation
* Civil Engineering and Development
* Communications
* Companies Registry
* Correctional Services
* Cultural and Creative Industries
* Customs and Excise
* Drainage Services
* Efficiency
* Electrical and Mechanical Services
* Electoral Affairs
* Environmental Protection
* Financial Assistance
* Fire Services
* Food and Environmental Hygiene
* Government Flying Service
* Government Laboratory
* Government Logistics
* Government Property
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* Home Affairs
* Housing
* Immigration
* Information Technology
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* Inland Revenue
* Innovation and Technology
* Intellectual Property
* Investment Promotion
* Labour
* Land Registry
* Lands
* Legal Aid
* Leisure and Cultural Services
* Marine
* Observatory
* Official Receiver
* Planning
* Police
* Post
* Railways
* Rating and Valuation
* Radio Television Hong Kong
* Social Welfare
* Tourism
* Trade and Industry
* Transport
* Treasury
* Water Supplies

Statutory agencies
or authorities|

* Air Accident Investigation Authority
* Airport Authority
* Antiquities Advisory Board
* Antiquities and Monuments Office
* Audit Commission
* Auxiliary Medical Service
* Centre for Health Protection
* Civil Aid Service
* Construction Industry Council
* Consumer Council
* Centre for Food Safety
* Communications Authority
* Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit
* Estate Agents Authority
* Equal Opportunities Commission
* Examinations and Assessment Authority
* Exchanges and Clearing
* Export Credit Insurance Corporation
* Heung Yee Kuk
* Housing Authority
* Housing Society
* Hospital Authority
* Independent Commission Against Corruption
* Insurance Authority
* Independent Police Complaints Council
* Liquor Licensing Board
* Office of the Ombudsman
* Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office
* Science and Technology Parks Corporation
* Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority
* Securities and Futures Commission
* Tourism Board
* Town Planning Board
* Trade Development Council
* Travel Industry Authority
* West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
* Urban Renewal Authority

Central bank|

* Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Foreign relations|

* Foreign relations of Hong Kong

* Statutory bodies in Hong Kong
* Hong Kong Civil Service
* Administrative Officer

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Security Bureau (Hong Kong)

Secretary for Security: Chris Tang

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* Correctional Services Department
* Customs and Excise Department
* Fire Services Department
* Government Flying Service
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* Immigration Department
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