Lai Tung-kwok

Lai in 2013.

Lai Tung-kwok, SBS,^[1] IDSM,^[2] JP^[1] (Chinese: 黎棟國) (born 1952 in Hong Kong) is the Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since July, 2012. He previously served as Under Secretary for Security^[3] from 2009 to 2012 and Director of Immigration from 2002 to 2008.^[4]^[5]

Mr. Lai joined the British Hong Kong Government as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1973. He was promoted to Immigration Officer in 1980, Senior Immigration Officer in 1986, Chief Immigration Officer in 1990, Assistant Principal Immigration Officer in 1992, Principal Immigration Officer in 1995, Senior Principal Immigration Officer in 1997 and to Assistant Director of Immigration in 1999. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 2001. Lai was appointed Director of Immigration in 2002.^[5] He ceased to be Director of Immigration in 2008 and retired in 2009, when he was succeeded by Simon Peh. In 2009, he was appointed as the Under Secretary for Security.^[6] In July 1, 2012, Mr. Lai was promoted to Secretary for Security of Hong Kong. As head of the Security Bureau of Hong Kong, he is responsible for overseeing most of the Hong Kong's Disciplinary Service entities.^[7]

References

Government offices
Preceded by Ambrose Lee	Director of Immigration 2002 - 2008	Succeeded by Simon Peh
Political offices
Preceded by New position	Under Secretary for Security 2009 - 2012	Succeeded by Vacant
Preceded by Ambrose Lee	Secretary for Security 2012 - present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Chow Chung-kong Non-official member of the Executive Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Secretary for Security	Succeeded by Cheung Hok-ming Non-official member of the Executive Council

Current Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong

President: Leung Chun-ying (Chief Executive)¹

Official members

Senior secretaries	Carrie Lam John Tsang Rimsky Yuen

Secretaries	Anthony Cheung Matthew Cheung KC Chan Gregory So Raymond Tam Lai Tung-kwok Eddie Ng Ko Wing-man Wong Kam-sing Paul Chan Lau Kong-wah Clement Cheung Nicholas Yang

Non-official members

Convenor	Lam Woon-kwong

Members	Cheng Yiu-tong Laura Cha Anna Wu Arthur Li Andrew Liao Chow Chung-kong Cheung Hok-ming Fanny Law Cheung Chi-kong Bernard Chan Starry Lee Regina Ip Jeffrey Lam

¹ The Chief Executive serves as the President of the ExCo, but is not a member of the ExCo.

Security Bureau (Hong Kong)

Secretary for Security: Lai Tung-kwok

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 Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance

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