Secretary for Security
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Security 保安局局長 |
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| Security Bureau | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer |
Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive |
| Inaugural holder | Peter Lai |
| Formation | 1 July 2007 |
| Website | SB |
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| Traditional Chinese | 保安局局長 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Bóu ōn guhk guhk jéung |
| Jyutping | Bou2 on1 guk6 guk6 zoeng2 |
The Secretary for Security (Chinese: 保安局局長) is the member of the Hong Kong Government 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:
Politiical party: Nonpartisan
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