Hong Kong Police Force

Hong Kong Police Force
Hong Kong Police Force
Abbreviation	HKPF
Motto	Serving Hong Kong with Honour, Duty and Loyalty
Agency overview
Formed	1 May 1844; 180 years ago
Annual budget	HK$20.6 billion (2019–20)
Legal personality	Police force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Hong Kong
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Police Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Police officers	Disciplined officers: 33,210 (2023); Auxiliary officers: 4,501 (2021)
Civilian officers	4,735 (2023)
Agency executive	Raymond Siu, Commissioner of Police;
Parent agency	Security Bureau
Units	Operations and Support; Crime and Security; Personnel and Training; Management Services; Finance, Administration & Planning; National Security; Information Systems Wing;
Website
	www.police.gov.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	香港警務處
Simplified Chinese	香港警务处
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Jǐngwùchù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēunggóng Gíngmouh Chyu
Jyutping	Hoeng1gong2 Ging2mou6 Cyu3
IPA	[hœŋ˥.kɔŋ˧˥ kɪŋ˧˥.mɔw˨ tsʰy˧]
Hong Kong Police
Chinese	香港警察
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Jǐngchá
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēunggóng Gíngchaat
Jyutping	Hoeng1gong2 Ging2caat3
IPA	[hœŋ˥.kɔŋ˧˥ kɪŋ˧˥.tsʰat̚˧]
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
Traditional Chinese	皇家香港警務處
Simplified Chinese	皇家香港警务处
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huángjiā Xiānggǎng Jǐngwùchù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	wong4 gaa1 Hoeng1gong2 Ging2mou6 Cyu3

The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong.

Pursuant to the one country, two systems principle, the HKPF is officially independent of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China, which under usual circumstances may not interfere with Hong Kong’s local law enforcement matters. All HKPF officers are employed as civil servants and therefore required to pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Basic Law.

The HKPF consists of approximately 34,000 officers, including the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, civil servants, and its Marine Region (3,000 officers and 143 vessels as of 2009).^[4]

^ "Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2019: Head 122" (PDF). Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Organization Structure: Organization Chart of HKPF". Hong Kong Police Force. March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
^ "Police in Figures 2021". Hong Kong Police Force. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
^ "Organisation" (PDF). Hong Kong Police Force. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[1] "Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2019: Head 122" (PDF). Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[HKPFOrg23-2] "Organization Structure: Organization Chart of HKPF". Hong Kong Police Force. March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

[3] "Police in Figures 2021". Hong Kong Police Force. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

[4] "Organisation" (PDF). Hong Kong Police Force. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

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