Hong Kong Police Force

The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Police Force
AbbreviationHKPF
MottoServing Hong Kong with Honour, Duty and Loyalty
Agency overview
Formed1 May 1844 (1844-05-01)
Annual budgetHK$20.6 billion (2019–20)
Legal personalityPolice force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionHong Kong
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersPolice Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Police officersDisciplined officers: 33,210 (2023)
Auxiliary officers: 4,501 (2021)
Civilian officers4,735 (2023)
Agency executive
Parent agencySecurity Bureau
Units
  • Operations and Support
  • Crime and Security
  • Personnel and Training
  • Management Services
  • Finance, Administration & Planning
  • National Security
  • Information Systems Wing
Website
www.police.gov.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese香港警務處
Simplified Chinese香港警务处
Hong Kong Police
Chinese香港警察
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
Traditional Chinese皇家香港警務處
Simplified Chinese皇家香港警务处
Politics and government
of Hong Kong
Laws
Executive
  • Principal officials
  • Convenor: Regina Ip
  • Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service
  • Registration and Electoral Office
  • Offices in the Mainland and Taiwan
  • Leisure and Cultural Services Department
  • Tourism Commission
  • University Grants Committee Secretariat
  • Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
  • Social Welfare Department
  • Security Bureau
  • Transport and Logistics Bureau
  • Intellectual Property Department
  • Invest Hong Kong
  • Office of the Communications Authority
  • Post Office
  • Trade and Industry Department
  • Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)
  • Radio Television Hong Kong
Legislature
  • Legislative Council
  • President: Andrew Leung
  • List of Members of the Legislative Council
  • Political camps:
  • Pro-Beijing camp
  • Pro-democracy camp
  • Localist camp
Judiciary
Court of Final Appeal

High Court

District Court

  • Chief District Judge: Justin Ko

Magistrates' Court

  • Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak

Special courts and tribunals:
Districts
District Officers
Elections
Electoral Affairs Commission
  • Registration and Electoral Office

Chief Executive Elections

Legislative elections

District council elections
Foreign relations
Documents

Consular missions in Hong Kong

Hong Kong–China relations

Hong Kong–Taiwan relations
Related topics
 Hong Kong portal

Pursuant to the one country, two systems principle, the HKPF is officially independent of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China, which under usual circumstances may not interfere with Hong Kong’s local law enforcement matters. All HKPF officers are employed as civil servants and therefore required to pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Basic Law.

The HKPF consists of approximately 34,000 officers, including the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, civil servants, and its Marine Region (3,000 officers and 143 vessels as of 2009).

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