John Lee (government official)

John Lee
Chinese	李家超
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Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Jiāchāo
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Jyutping	lei5 gaa1 ciu1

John Lee
The Honourable; John Lee; SBS PSDM PMSM JP
	李家超
Secretary for Security
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2017
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	Lai Tung-kwok
Personal details
Born	Lee Ka-chiu; December 7, 1957; Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese (Hong Kong) (since 1997); British (before 2012);
Residence	Homantin, Kowloon
Alma mater	Wah Yan College, Kowloon; Charles Sturt University (MPA)
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John Lee Ka-chiu SBS PSDM PMSM JP (Chinese: 李家超; born 7 December 1957) is a Hong Kong government official and former police officer. He is the current Secretary for Security. Lee served as Under Secretary for Security and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management) before he has become a principal official. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.[1]

Career

Lee holds a Master Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Charles Sturt University, Australia.[2]

Lee joined as a probationary inspector in 1977 and worked his way up to Chief Superintendent in 1997, Assistant Commissioner in 2003, Senior Assistant Commissioner in 2007 and Deputy Commissioner in 2010. He had served in a wide range of operational duties including CID, Complaints Against Police, Service Quality, Personnel, Training, Information Systems, Finance, Policies Formulation, Planning and Development. Lee had been the Commander of Kowloon West Region, Assistant Commissioner (Crime) and Director of Crime and Security, and Deputy Commissioner (Management).[3]

He was appointed to Under Secretary for Security in 2012.[2] In 2017, he was appointed Secretary for Security in July 2017 of the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

On 3 July 2020, the Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency stated that the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was formally established. There were 10 members of the committee. As the Secretary for Security of Hong Kong, Lee was a member of the committee. [4]

In October 2020, Lee told Shenzhen Satellite TV in an interview that he was thankful for Beijing pushing through the National Security Law.[5]

In January 2021, after the arrest of 53 pro-democracy figures, Lee stated to the Legislative Council that they were arrested for "subverting state power."[6] Lee also stated that "The Security Bureau strongly reaffirms and fully supports the Police's operation, which is resolute and professional."[7] In addition, Lee stated that the opposition figures' attempts were "evil" and meant to "overthrow" the government.[8]

On 15 January 2021, Lee said that the new National Security Law would include police surveillance of communications, potentially giving the police more power to intercept and read communications.[9]

U.S. sanctions

In August 2020, Lee and ten other officials were sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury under Executive Order 13936 by President Trump for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy.[10][11][12] He owns a flat at King's Park Villa in Ho Man Tin, bought in 1997 for HK $12.5 million and fully paid off, eliminating possible issues from his bank and the US sanctions.[13]

On October 14, 2020, the United States Department of State released a report on 10 individuals who materially contributed to the failure of the China to meet its obligations under the Sino–British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong's Basic Law. Lee was on the list. [14]

References

"Appendix to the 2017 Honours List" (PDF). Hong Kong SAR Government. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
"Press Release". The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
"Three Under Secretaries and two Political Assistants appointed".
Liu, Mingyang (8 August 2020). "The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is formally established with Carrie Lam as chairman". Xinhua Net. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
"Hong Kong security chief thanks Beijing for new power to crush separatists". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-01-06). "Police deploy 1,000 officers to arrest of 53 pro-democracy activists today, HK$1.6m frozen". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-01-06). "HK Government will not tolerate any offence of subversion". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
"What sparked Hong Kong's biggest mass arrests under national security law?". South China Morning Post. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-01-15). "Hong Kong security chief, John Lee says communications surveillance can come under security law". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
"US sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, police chief and 9 other top officials for 'undermining autonomy'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
Macias, Amanda (7 August 2020). "U.S. sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam for carrying out Chinese 'policies of suppression'". CNBC. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
"Treasury Sanctions Individuals for Undermining Hong Kong's Autonomy". United States Department of the Treasury. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
"Teresa Cheng's mortgage under scrutiny as US sanctions cut bank ties". South China Morning Post. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
U.S. Department of State. "Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law". Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Lai Tung-kwok	Under Secretary for Security Bureau 2012–2017	Succeeded by Sonny Au
Preceded by Lai Tung-kwok	Secretary for Security 2017–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Law Chi-kwong Member of the Executive Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Executive Council	Succeeded by Frank Chan Member of the Executive Council

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[1] "Appendix to the 2017 Honours List" (PDF). Hong Kong SAR Government. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[press_release_2012-2] "Press Release". The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[3] "Three Under Secretaries and two Political Assistants appointed".

[4] Liu, Mingyang (8 August 2020). "The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is formally established with Carrie Lam as chairman". Xinhua Net. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[5] "Hong Kong security chief thanks Beijing for new power to crush separatists". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-10-12.

[6] Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-01-06). "Police deploy 1,000 officers to arrest of 53 pro-democracy activists today, HK$1.6m frozen". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[7] Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-01-06). "HK Government will not tolerate any offence of subversion". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[8] "What sparked Hong Kong's biggest mass arrests under national security law?". South China Morning Post. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[9] Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2021-01-15). "Hong Kong security chief, John Lee says communications surveillance can come under security law". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

[10] "US sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, police chief and 9 other top officials for 'undermining autonomy'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[11] Macias, Amanda (7 August 2020). "U.S. sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam for carrying out Chinese 'policies of suppression'". CNBC. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[12] "Treasury Sanctions Individuals for Undermining Hong Kong's Autonomy". United States Department of the Treasury. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[13] "Teresa Cheng's mortgage under scrutiny as US sanctions cut bank ties". South China Morning Post. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

[14] U.S. Department of State. "Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law". Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.