Secretary for Security

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Secretary for Security

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.

Quick Facts Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region, Style ...
Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for Security
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Incumbent
Chris Tang
since 25 June 2021
Security Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
(via nomination by the Chief Executive)
Inaugural holderPeter Lai
Formation1 July 2007
SalaryHK$4,021,200[1][2]
WebsiteSecurity Bureau
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
Secretary for Security
Traditional Chinese保安局局長
Simplified Chinese保安局局长
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎo'ānjújúzhǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBóu ōn guhk guhk jéung
JyutpingBou2 on1 guk6 guk6 zoeng2
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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:

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
1ThumbJohn Alexander Fraser
傅瑞憲
April 194125 December 1941Mark Aitchison Young
(1941)
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Defence Secretaries, 1957–1969

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1ThumbAlastair Todd
陶雅禮
195719 October 1960Sir Alexander Grantham
(1947–1957)
[3]
Sir Robert Brown Black
(1958–1964)
2ThumbKenneth Strathmore Kinghorn
景韓
20 October 196022 November 1960[3][4]
3ThumbDonald Luddington
陸鼎堂
23 November 196017 December 1961[4][5]
4ThumbDavid Harold Jordan
左敦
18 December 196127 November 1966[5][6]
Sir David Trench
(1964–1971)
5ThumbPeter Barry Williams
衛理欽
28 November 19668 February 1967[6][7]
6ThumbJack Cater
姬達
9 February 196721 May 1967[7][8]
7ThumbPeter Barry Williams
衛理欽
22 May 196731 March 1968[8][9]
8ThumbAlastair Todd
陶雅禮
1 April 19689 August 1968[9][10]
9ThumbIan Macdonald Lightbody
黎保德
10 August 196819 February 1969[10][11]
10ThumbAlastair Todd
陶雅禮
20 February 19691971[11]
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Secretaries for Security, 1973–1997

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1ThumbGeorge Peter Lloyd
羅以德
June 1973March 1974Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
2ThumbLewis Mervyn Davis
戴宏志
March 1974October 1982
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
3ThumbDavid Jeaffreson
謝法新
November 1982February 1988
Sir David Wilson
(1986–1992)
4ThumbGeoffrey Barnes
班乃信
February 1988February 1990
5ThumbAlistair Asprey
區士培
February 1990February 1995
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
6ThumbPeter Lai
黎慶寧
February 199530 June 1997
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Secretaries for Security, 1997–present

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1ThumbPeter Lai Hing-ling
黎慶寧
1 July 199730 August 19981 year, 60 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2002)
1
2ThumbRegina Ip Lau Suk-yee
葉劉淑儀
31 August 19983 August 20034 years, 337 days
2
3ThumbAmbrose Lee Siu-kwong
李少光
4 August 200330 June 20128 years, 331 days
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2
3
4ThumbLai Tung-kwok
黎棟國
1 July 201230 June 20175 years, 0 daysLeung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
5ThumbJohn Lee Ka-chiu
李家超
1 July 201724 June 20213 years, 359 daysCarrie Lam
(2017–2022)
5
6ThumbChris Tang Ping-keung
鄧炳強
25 June 2021Incumbent3 years, 304 days
John Lee
(2022–present)
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