The Secretary for Security is the member of the Government of Hong Kong in charge of the Security Bureau, which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters.

The post was created in 1973 and since the Principal Officials Accountability System was adopted in 2002, the Secretary for Security has been a member of the Executive Council. Before 1973, the office was known as the Secretary 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:

Defence Secretary, 1941

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| align=center| 1 || 80px || John Alexander Fraser<br>傅瑞憲 || April 1941 || 25 December 1941 || Mark Aitchison Young<br> ||

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Defence Secretaries, 1957–1969

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| rowspan=2 align=center| 1 || rowspan=2| 80px || rowspan="2" | Alastair Todd<br>陶雅禮 || rowspan=2| 1957 || rowspan=2| 19 October 1960 || Sir Alexander Grantham<br> ||rowspan="2"|

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| rowspan=4 | Sir Robert Brown Black<br>

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| align=center| 2 || 80px || Kenneth Strathmore Kinghorn<br>景韓 || 20 October 1960 || 22 November 1960 ||

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| align=center| 3 || 80px ||Donald Luddington<br>陸鼎堂 || 23 November 1960 || 17 December 1961 ||

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| rowspan=2 align=center| 4 || rowspan=2 | 80px || rowspan="2" | David Harold Jordan<br>左敦 || rowspan=2 | 18 December 1961 || rowspan=2| 27 November 1966 ||rowspan="2"|

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| rowspan=7| Sir David Trench<br>

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| align=center| 5 || 80px || Peter Barry Williams<br>衛理欽 || 28 November 1966 || 8 February 1967 ||

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| align=center| 6 || 80px || Jack Cater<br>姬達 || 9 February 1967 || 21 May 1967 ||

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| align=center| 8 || 80px || Alastair Todd<br>陶雅禮 || 1 April 1968 || 9 August 1968 ||

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| align=center| 9 || 80px || Ian Macdonald Lightbody<br>黎保德 || 10 August 1968 || 19 February 1969 ||

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| align=center| 10 || 80px || Alastair Todd<br>陶雅禮 || 20 February 1969 || 1971 ||