Secretary for Security

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:

• Police Force
• Correctional Services
• Immigration Department
• Customs and Excise Department
• Fire Services Department
• Government Flying Service
• Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre

List of Secretaries for Security

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Colonial period

• 1941 John Alexander Fraser - as Defence Secretary
• 1957-1960 Alastair Todd - as Defence Secretary
• 1960-1967 Donald Luddington - as Defence Secretary
• 1967 Jack Cater - as Defence Secretary
• 1968-1969 Ian Macdonald Lightbody - as Defence Secretary
• 1973-1974 George Peter Lloyd
• 1974 Lewis Mervyn Davis (戴宏志) - acting
• 1974 Richard Gnodde (羅以德)
• 1974-1982 Lewis Mervyn Davis (戴宏志)
• 1982-1988 David Gregory Jeaffreson (謝法新)
• 1988-1990 Geoffrey Barnes
• 1990-1995 Alistair Asprey (區士培)
• February 1995-June 1997 Peter Lai

After transfer of the sovereignty to People's Republic of China

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