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Formed | 1973 |
Headquarters | 10th Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong |
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Deputy Minister responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Child agencies | |
Website | www.sb.gov.hk |
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Security Bureau | |
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Chinese | |
Hanyu Pinyin | B?o'?n Jú |
Yale Romanization | Bóu ?n guhk |
Jyutping | Bou2 on1 guk6 |
The Security Bureau is a body of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for policies of the maintenance of law and order, exercising immigration and customs control, rehabilitating offenders and drug abusers, and providing emergency fire and rescue services.
The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Security.
Before 1997, it was named the Security Branch. Before 1973 it was known as the Defence Branch.
The following public entities are controlled by the bureau:
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