Committee for Safeguarding National Security

The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a national security committee established by the Government of Hong Kong under the Article 12 of the Hong Kong national security law. The committee is supervised and accountable to the Central People's Government of China.

Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
香港特別行政區維護國家安全委員會
Agency overview
Formed3 July 2020 (2020-07-03)
Jurisdiction Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Agency executives
  • John Lee, Chairperson
  • Sonny Au, Secretary-General
  • Zheng Yanxiong, National Security Adviser
Parent departmentState Council of the People's Republic of China
Parent agencyCentral People's Government
Central National Security Commission of the Chinese Communist Party
Committee for Safeguarding National Security
Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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
Committee for National Security in HKSAR
Traditional Chinese港區國安委
Simplified Chinese港区国安委

The committee is chaired by the Chief Executive, as stated in the Article 13 of the law. 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.

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