National Security Department
| National Security Department 國家安全處 | |
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Logo of the National Security Department | |
| Abbreviation | NS |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 July 2020 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
| Legal jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
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| Overseen by | Committee for Safeguarding National Security |
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| Parent agency | Hong Kong Police Force |
| Website | |
| police.gov.hk/ns | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國家安全處 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国家安全处 | ||||||||||
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The National Security Department (noted as NS) is the national security law enforcement unit within the Hong Kong Police Force. The unit was established in compliance with the Hong Kong national security law passed in June 2020.
The National Security Department is led by a Deputy Commissioner of Police, who is appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The department may recruit from outside Hong Kong "to provide assistance in the performance of duties for safeguarding national security." The department is supervised by the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Government of Hong Kong and works with the Office for Safeguarding National Security.