The Macau Security Force (, ) is
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
's public security body under the
Secretariat for Security, responsible for handling government activities ranging from law enforcement to public safety.
History
In 1975, the MSF was created to take the place of the
Macau Independent Territorial Command, which was in charge of Portuguese military forces in charge of the colony's military security.
Portuguese military involvement were removed in 1995 and were replaced by Macanese officers recruited to the MSF.
On December 20, 1999, the various
police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...
force branches of Macau (Security Forces of Macau and Judiciary Police), under the jurisdiction of Security and Justice departments (except the customs police, who were reassigned to the Financial Service Department) were assigned to the MSF, under the supervision of the secretary of security (security department). At the time of the handover of Macau to the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, plans were in place to modernize the police force with the goal of better positioning the force to combat
organized crime
Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...
and to stop
illegal immigration
Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country or the continued residence without the legal right to live in that country. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upwar ...
.
On October 15, 2019, the MSF's Discipline Supervision Committee was given the power to investigate complaints made towards anyone working under the MSF.
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Structure
The MSF has the following organizations under its command:
* Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau (DSFSM)
* Unitary Police Service (SPU)
**
Public Security Police Force of Macau
The Public Security Police Force (;https://www.ssm.gov.mo/docs/414/414_99a608ac6d9e4c035e0e4eb47ab1f62cfc7a0c38_000.pdf pt, Corpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública de Macau, abbreviated ) is the non-criminal police department of Macau and ...
(PSP)
** Judiciary Police (PJ)
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Correctional Services Bureau
The Correctional Services Bureau (; pt, Direcção dos Serviços Correccionais, DSC) is the agency responsible for maintaining inmates in Macau, China. It is under the administration of the Secretariat for Security.
History
On 1 January 20 ...
(DSC)
*
Fire Services Bureau
The Fire Services Bureau (; pt, Corpo de Bombeiros, CB) is responsible for fire and rescue services in Macau. Volunteer fire brigades in Macau dates back to 1851 and full-time department in 1883. Prior to 1851, the Portugal, Portuguese military ...
(CB)
* Macau Customs Service
* Academy of Public Security Forces
Academy of Public Security Forces
MSF Joint Center of Instruction was created in 1976 to attract membership from the public. The current training school was created in 1988 to provide higher level of training.
Lai Minhua
Lai Minhua, Chinese: (January 1959 - 30 October 2015) was a police officer from Macau, who was Director General of Macau Customs Service. According to official sources, she died by suicide in 2015, however doubt has been cast over this verdict. ...
, studied at the academy before progressing to the role of Director General of Macao Customs Service. She died in 2015, and doubt has been raised over the verdict of death by suicide.
See also
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People's Liberation Army Macau Garrison
The People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), responsible for defense duties in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) since the sovereignty of Macau was transferred to China in 1999.
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References
External links
FSM Website
Government departments and agencies of Macau
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