Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a committee established by the Government of Hong Kong as a result of the enactment of the Hong Kong national security law by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[1] It is supervised by and accountable to the Central People's Government.
| 香港特別行政區維護國家安全委員會 | |
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| Formed | 3 July 2020 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區維護國家安全委員會 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港特别行政区维护国家安全委员会 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 港區國安委 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 港区国安委 | ||||||
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The committee is chaired by the Chief Executive,[2] Carrie Lam. The committee's other members are the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Financial Secretary, the Secretary for Justice, the Secretary for Security, the Commissioner of Police, the head of the Department for safeguarding national security of the Hong Kong Police Force, the Director of Immigration, the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, and the Director of the Chief Executive’s Office.[2]
Organization
On 2 July 2020, Eric Chan was appointed as secretary-general of the committee.[3]
On 3 July 2020, Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, stated that the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was formally established with Carrie Lam as chairwoman, Eric Chan as secretary-general of the committee. The other members are Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (Chief Secretary for Administration), Paul Chan Mo-po (Financial Secretary), Teresa Cheng (Secretary for Justice), John Lee Ka-chiu (Secretary for Security), Chris Tang (Commissioner of Hong Kong Police Force), Edwina Lau Chi Wai (Deputy Commissioner of Hong Kong Police Force and the head of the Department for safeguarding national security of the Hong Kong Police Force), Au Ka-wang (Director of Immigration), Hermes Tang Yi-hoi (Commissioner of Customs and Excise).[4]
On 3 July 2020, Luo Huining, the director of the Liaison Office was appointed by the State Council as the committee's main advisor.[5] It is expected that in the future the position of main advisor will belong ex officio to the head of the Liaison Office.[6]
References
- "The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region gazetted and takes immediate effect (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk. HKSAR Government. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". Article 12-13, of 1 July 2020. National People's Congress.
- Leung, Christy; Ng, Joyce (2 July 2020). "Carrie Lam's top aide to head Hong Kong committee for security law". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- Liu, Mingyang (8 August 2020). "The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is formally established with Carrie Lam as chairman". Xinhua Net. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Zhang, Yangfei (3 July 2020). "Luo named national security adviser to HK". China Daily. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "解读：重磅涉港机构人事任命，为什么是这四位？" (in Chinese). 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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