John Lee appoints Kelvin Kong head of police’s National Security Department - South China Morning Post
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Simpson CheungPublished: 4:42pm, 22 Sep 2026Updated: 5:38pm, 22 Sep 2026Senior Hong Kong police officer Kelvin Kong Hok-lai has taken over the force’s National Security Department, succeeding Andrew Kan Kai-yan, who began pre-retirement leave on Tuesday.
Simpson CheungPublished: 4:42pm, 22 Sep 2026Updated: 5:38pm, 22 Sep 2026Senior Hong Kong police officer Kelvin Kong Hok-lai has taken over the force’s National Security Department, succeeding Andrew Kan Kai-yan, who began pre-retirement leave on Tuesday.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu appointed Kong as deputy police commissioner (national security) under Article 16 (2) of the national security law. The appointment took effect immediately after Kong took the oath of office.
Lee said Kong, formerly the director of national security, had served with the Hong Kong Police Force for three decades and worked in the department since the promulgation and implementation of the national security law.
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