Appointed by the State Council: The second director of the National Security Office in Hong Kong takes office! Work | Ministry of National Security | National Security

On July 18th, according to the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the State Council appointed and dismissed national staff members. Appoint Dong Jingwei as the Director of the Central People's Government's Office for the Safeguarding of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

On the 18th, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, welcomed the appointment of Dong Jingwei by the State Council as the Director of the Central People's Government's Office for the Safeguarding of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Li Jiachao stated that the SAR government will continue to maintain close communication and cooperation with the National Security Office, do its best to implement the Hong Kong National Security Law, and fulfill the responsibility and obligation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to maintain national security.

According to the "Vice President" section of the "Current Leaders" section on the official website of the China Law Society, Dong Jingwei, male, Han ethnicity, born in November 1963, is a member of the Communist Party of China, with a graduate degree and a Master's degree in Science. Current member of the Party Committee and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of National Security. He has served as the Secretary and Director of the Party Committee of the National Security Department of Hebei Province, a member and Deputy Minister of the Party Committee of the Ministry of National Security, and the Director of the Political Department. Representative of the 18th and 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

The former Director of the National Security Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong was Zheng Yanxiong. Zheng Yanxiong was born in August 1963 in Shantou, Guangdong. He was transferred to the position of Director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office in January of this year. Zheng Yanxiong is the seventh director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office. In July 2023, the State Council appointed and dismissed national staff members: Zheng Yanxiong was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. Meanwhile, Zheng Yanxiong is also the Deputy Director of the Central Hong Kong and Macao Work Office.

The Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Safeguarding of National Security, also known as the Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Safeguarding of National Security, is the institution of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the maintenance of national security, which fulfills its responsibilities and exercises relevant powers in accordance with the law.

On January 1 this year, the official website of the National Security Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was officially launched for trial operation, and the official WeChat official account "National Security Office in Hong Kong" was also launched simultaneously. According to the official website, on May 28, 2020, the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress passed the Decision of the National People's Congress on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Implementation Mechanism for Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On June 30th, the second meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security. According to the National Security Law of Hong Kong, the Central People's Government has established the Office for the Safeguarding of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Central People's Government's Office for the Safeguarding of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall, in accordance with the law, fulfill its duties in safeguarding national security and exercise relevant powers. On July 8, 2020, the Central People's Government's Office for Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was unveiled and established in Hong Kong, beginning to fulfill its responsibilities in safeguarding national security.

The responsibilities assigned to the National Security Office in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong National Security Law are: to analyze and assess the situation of maintaining national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and to provide opinions and suggestions on major strategies and important policies for maintaining national security; Supervise, guide, coordinate, and support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in fulfilling its responsibilities in maintaining national security; Collect and analyze national security intelligence information; Handle criminal cases that endanger national security in accordance with the law.

The Deputy Director of the National Security Office in Hong Kong is Li Jiangzhou and Sun Qingye. On July 3, 2020, the State Council appointed and dismissed national staff members. Appoint Li Jiangzhou and Sun Qingye as the Deputy Director General of the Central People's Government's Office for the Safeguarding of National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

On July 3 this year, the National Security Office in Hong Kong issued a statement, expressing strong support for the Hong Kong police's lawful arrest of eight fugitives from Hong Kong, including Ren Jianfeng, Yuan Gongyi, Guo Fengyi, Guo Rongkeng, Xu Zhifeng, Meng Zhaoda, Liu Zudi, and Luo Guancong, and taking all necessary measures to hold them legally responsible. It emphasized that overseas is not an illegal place for anti China and Hong Kong elements to harm national sovereignty, security, and development interests. Anyone who violates Hong Kong's National Security Law or commits related criminal acts anywhere will be held accountable and punished by law.