Public Security Police Force of Macau

Public Security Police Force Corpo de Policia de Segurança Pública de Macau 澳門治安警察局
Logo of the Public Security Police Force Corpo de Policia de Segurança Pública de Macau 澳門治安警察局
Agency overview
Formed	March 14, 1691
Employees	4,101
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Governing body	Macau Security Force
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Edifício Conforseg Praceta de 1 de Outubro Macau
Elected officer responsible	Wong Sio Chak, Secretariat for Security
Agency executive	Law Siu Peng, Superintendent General
Website
www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/por/main.html

The Public Security Police Force of Macau (Abbreviation: CPSPM or PSP; Portuguese: Corpo de Policia de Segurança Pública de Macau; Chinese: 澳門治安警察局) is the police department of Macau under the Macau Security Forces. Originally known at first as the Macau Police (Portuguese: Polícia de Macau), the force went through several name changes before taking on its current name. The PSP celebrates its foundation on March 14, 1691.

Law enforcement was first taken by the military stationed in Portuguese Macau, with Portuguese Navy troops at first before the Portuguese Army stepped in to take over internal security duties on March 14, 1691. A small garrison was raised to conduct police work at first, but had the majority of its duties taken over by Portuguese India-based soldiers in 1784. On May 13, 1810, the Prince Regent Battalion was created to be the colony's police force, consisting of four companies of 400 men. Two companies were based at the Customs House while the other two was based at Fortaleza do Monte (Mount Fortress).

On March 3, 1841, a royal decree had approved the creation of a permanent police force, which was staffed by Macanese citizens who were not part of the battalion. A group of night watchmen called the Guard's Bazar was created by Bernardino de Senna Fernandes with some assistance from local Macanese Chinese to patrol residential areas at night, which was recognized as a legal law enforcement body by the Portuguese Macau government. With an initial count of 50 men, it was soon raised with 100 men. In 1861, the governor passed an ordnance that renamed the force from Macau Police to the Macau Police Force (Abbreviation: CPM; Portuguese: Corpo de Polícia de Macau). In 1862, the CPM was given the power to patrol the colony's waters through Ordnance No. 56, November 18, 1862 under 1868 when the role was assigned to the Macau Port Police (Abbreviation: PPM; Portuguese: Polícia do Porto de Macau). Moors were recruited into the ranks in 1873 with a Moor section established on August 9, 1874.