Secretary for Security

For the government post in Macau, seeSecretary for Security (Macau).

TheSecretary for Securityis the member of theGovernment of Hong Kongin charge of theSecurity Bureau,which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Security
Emblem of Hong Kong
Incumbent Chris Tang since 25 June 2021
Security Bureau
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Central People's Government (via nomination by theChief Executive)
Inaugural holder	Peter Lai
Formation	1 July 2007
Salary	HK$4,021,200 per annum
Website	Security Bureau

Secretary for Security
Traditional Chinese	Bảo an cục cục trường
Simplified Chinese	Bảo an cục cục trường
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bǎo'ānjújúzhǎng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Bóu ōn guhk guhk jéung Jyutping Bou2 on1 guk6 guk6 zoeng2

The post was created in 1973 and since thePrincipal Officials Accountability Systemwas adopted in 2002, the Secretary for Security has been a member of theExecutive Council.Before 1973, the office was known as theSecretary 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 office holders

Political party:Nonpartisan

Defence Secretary, 1941

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Governor	Ref
1		John Alexander Fraser Phó thụy hiến	April 1941	25 December 1941	Mark Aitchison Young (1941)

Defence Secretaries, 1957–1969

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Governor	Ref
1		Alastair Todd Đào nhã lễ	1957	19 October 1960	SirAlexander Grantham (1947–1957)
					SirRobert Brown Black (1958–1964)
2		Kenneth Strathmore Kinghorn Cảnh hàn	20 October 1960	22 November 1960
3		Donald Luddington Lục đỉnh đường	23 November 1960	17 December 1961
4		David Harold Jordan Tả đôn	18 December 1961	27 November 1966
					SirDavid Trench (1964–1971)
5		Peter Barry Williams Vệ lý khâm	28 November 1966	8 February 1967
6		Jack Cater Cơ đạt	9 February 1967	21 May 1967
7		Peter Barry Williams Vệ lý khâm	22 May 1967	31 March 1968
8		Alastair Todd Đào nhã lễ	1 April 1968	9 August 1968
9		Ian Macdonald Lightbody Lê bảo đức	10 August 1968	19 February 1969
10		Alastair Todd Đào nhã lễ	20 February 1969	1971

Secretaries for Security, 1973–1997

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Governor	Ref
1		George Peter Lloyd La dĩ đức	June 1973	March 1974	SirMurray MacLehose (1971–1982)
2		Lewis Mervyn Davis Đái hoành chí	March 1974	October 1982
					SirEdward Youde (1982–1986)
3		David Jeaffreson Tạ pháp tân	November 1982	February 1988
					SirDavid Wilson (1986–1992)
4		Geoffrey Barnes Ban nãi tín	February 1988	February 1990
5		Alistair Asprey Khu sĩ bồi	February 1990	February 1995
					Chris Patten (1992–1997)
6		Peter Lai Lê khánh ninh	February 1995	30 June 1997

Secretaries for Security, 1997–present

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term	Ref
1		Peter Lai Hing-ling Lê khánh ninh	1 July 1997	30 August 1998	1 year, 60 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2002)	1
2		Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee Diệp lưu thục nghi	31 August 1998	3 August 2003	4 years, 337 days
							2
3		Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong Lý thiếu quang	4 August 2003	30 June 2012	8 years, 331 days
						Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	2
							3
4		Lai Tung-kwok Lê đống quốc	1 July 2012	30 June 2017	5 years, 0 days	Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017)	4
5		John Lee Ka-chiu Lý gia siêu	1 July 2017	24 June 2021	3 years, 359 days	Carrie Lam (2017–2022)	5
6		Chris Tang Ping-keung Đặng bỉnh cường	25 June 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 125 days
						John Lee (2022–present)	6