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National Security Department (Hong Kong)
National Security Department is a department of the Hong Kong Police Force established on 1 July 2020 under Hong Kong national security law (NSL) to "safeguard" the national security of China. Responsible for arresting pro-democracy politicians in the city, the National Security Department is regarded as the security police after the Hong Kong Special Branch was disbanded in 1995. With a structure similar to the Special Branch, the National Security Department is led by a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The department may recruit professionals from outside Hong Kong "to provide assistance in the performance of duties for safeguarding national security". Besides, the department shall work with Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR and is supervised by Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Duties According to Article 17 of the NSL, the duties and functions of the department shall be: # collecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong National Security Law
The Hong Kong national security law, officially the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a piece of national security legislation concerning Hong Kong. It was passed on 30 June 2020 by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as a means of resolving the anti-extradition bill protests instigated by a bill proposed in 2019 to enable extradition to other territories including the mainland, and came into force the same day. Among others, the national security law established four particular crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign organisations; any open speech, verbal promotion or intention of Hong Kong's secession from China is considered a crime as well. The implementation of the law entitles authorities to surveil, detain, and search persons suspected under its provisions and to require publishers, hosting services, and internet service prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Police Force
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest Hong Kong Disciplined Services, disciplined service under the Security Bureau (Hong Kong), Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to People's Republic of China in 1997. Pursuant to the one country, two systems principle, the HKPF is officially independent of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security (China), 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It is supervised by and accountable to the Central People's Government (State Council). The committee is chaired by the Chief Executive, as stated in 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. Organisation On 2 July 2020, Eric Chan was appointed as secretary-general of the committee. On 3 July 2020, a Hong Kong government spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Security Of China
The National security of China is the coordination of a variety of organizations, including Law enforcement agency, law enforcement, military, paramilitary, governmental, and Intelligence agency, intelligence agencies that aim to ensure China's national security. China considers three factors in its national security: national sovereignty, security, and development interests. Armed forces overview The collective armed forces of China are officially known as the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The ground forces are referred to simply as the PLA; the navy is called the PLA Navy and the air force is known as the PLA Air Force. The PLA's independent strategic missile forces are typically referred to as the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, PLA Rocket Force. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Military Commission (China), Central Military Commission (CMC) is responsible for creating PLA policy. The CMC is led by the Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Security Police
Security police officers are employed by or for a governmental agency or corporations to provide security service security services to those properties. Security police protect facilities, properties, personnel, users, visitors and enforce certain laws and administrative regulations. Most security police have limited arrest authority. The law enforcement powers of security police vary by federal, state and city law. Different from general Police departments, the primary focus of security police is on the protection of specific properties or facilities. This causes some overlap with functions normally performed by security guards. In some countries, ''security police'' is the name given to the secret security and intelligence services charged with protecting the state at the highest level, including responsibilities such as personal protection of the head of state, counter-espionage, and anti-terrorism. Types of special police and similar organizations Examples of Special p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Branch (Hong Kong)
Special Branch (), abbreviated as SB, was established in 1934 under the Crime Department of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. The Branch disbanded in 1995 in the final days of colonial period. History Early days In the face of a perceived direct Communist threat to Hong Kong, an Anti-Communist Squad was established in the Criminal Investigation Department of the then Royal Hong Kong Police Force by 1930. It was named the ''Political Department'' in Chinese (政治部). In 1933 (some sources said 1934), the squad's English name became "Special Branch" while its Chinese name remained unchanged. The Branch was said to be under MI5 with assistance from MI6, and became part of the Hong Kong police in 1946, focusing on the prevention of pro-CCP leftists and pro-KMT rightists infiltrating Hong Kong. In addition to anti-subversion operations, its role during its first two decades also included immigration, passport control and registration of persons. By 1949, then an elite divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office For Safeguarding National Security Of The CPG In The HKSAR
The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Abbreviation: CPGNSO; ) is a state security agency established by the Hong Kong national security law. The office is headed by director Zheng Yanxiong and entirely staffed by mainland officials. The office is a part of and funded by the Central People's Government (State Council) of China and is not subject to Hong Kong jurisdiction. History The CPGNSO was established on 1 July 2020 as a result of the promulgation of the Hong Kong national security law. The law was, in contrast with the regular legislative process of the region, not passed by the local Legislative Council, but by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in Beijing. On 3 July 2020 the State Council appointed Zheng Yanxiong as director of the organisation, and Li Jiangzhou and Sun Qingye as deputy heads. Following the arrest of 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Hong Kong Electoral Changes
The 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes were initiated by the National People's Congress (NPC) on 11 March 2021 to "amend electoral rules and improve the electoral system" of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for its Chief Executive (CE) and the Legislative Council (LegCo), in order to ensure a system in which only "patriots", according to the Chinese definition, govern Hong Kong. The reforms have been widely criticized for their negative impact on the democratic representation in the Hong Kong legislature. With the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) amending the Annex I and Annex II of the Basic Law of Hong Kong, the compositions of the Election Committee (EC), which is responsible for electing the Chief Executive, and the Legislative Council were drastically revamped. The size of the Election Committee would be increased from 1,200 to 1,500 seats with a sizeable number of new seats which would be nominated and elected by the government-appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwina Lau
Edwina Lau Chi-wai, PMSM (, born 29 July 1965) is the head of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force, and also sits on the Committee for Safeguarding National Security. Career According to an official biography, Lau joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1984 and served in various roles relating to narcotics, fraud, commercial crime, human resources management, police training, and police command. She has served as an assistant commissioner of police, regional commander of New Territories South, and as assistant commissioner of personnel. Lau also formerly served as director of the Hong Kong Police College. In 2015, she was awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service. In March 2019, Lau became a senior assistant commissioner of police, overseeing the work of the Service Quality Wing and the Information Systems Wing. In 2020, she was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (National Security). She took her oath of office, which was witnessed by Carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Choi
Frederic Choi Chin-pang (; born 28 August 1970) is a former director of the National Security Division of the Hong Kong Police Force. He was sanctioned by the United States in early 2021 for his role in implementing the Hong Kong national security law. Choi was suspended from the police force in May 2021 after reportedly being caught in a raid at an unlicensed massage parlour. Early life Choi was born on 28 August 1970 in Hong Kong. He studied at Hong Kong Baptist University, graduating with a bachelor of social sciences in China studies in 1992. Career Choi joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1995 as an inspector. He was promoted to senior superintendent in 2014. He was promoted again to chief superintendent in 2017, and to assistant commissioner in January 2019, commanding the police force's security wing. In July 2020, following the passage of the Hong Kong national security law, Choi was promoted to the rank of senior assistant commissioner and was tasked with commandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Watch
Hong Kong Watch is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in the United Kingdom that was established to monitor the conditions of human rights, freedoms and rule of law in Hong Kong. It was founded by British human rights activist Benedict Rogers on 11 December 2017, two months after he was barred from entering Hong Kong. History In Hong Kong, the aftermath of the 2014 Hong Kong protests and Legislative Council oath-taking controversy saw the imprisonment of Hong Kong democracy activists and Benedict Rogers, a British human rights activist, intended to visit them privately. On 11 October 2017, Rogers was barred entry to Hong Kong. He arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on a flight from Bangkok but was escorted away by immigration officials and placed on a flight back to Thailand. He had previously been warned by a contact in the Chinese embassy in London that he might be refused entry to Hong Kong. Rogers, who lived in Hong Kong between 1997 and 2002, has critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand News
''Stand News'' ( zh, t=立場新聞) was a free non-profit online news website based in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2021. Founded in December 2014, it was the successor of ''House News''. It primarily focused on social and political issues in Hong Kong, and generally took a pro-democracy editorial position. ''Stand News'' was ranked highest in credibility among online news media in Hong Kong in two public opinion surveys conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2016 and 2019. On 29 December 2021, amid the backdrop of increasing government suppression of news media following the 2020 enactment of the Hong Kong national security law, ''Stand News'' was raided by the Hong Kong Police Force, who arrested senior staff and froze the company's assets. As a result, similar to ''Apple Daily'' earlier the same year, ''Stand News'' was forced to dismiss its staff and cease operations. Background ''Stand News'' was founded after the closure of House News in July 2014. Instead of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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