National Security Department

National Security Department 國家安全處
Logo of the National Security Department
Abbreviation	NS
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 2020
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Legal jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Constituting instrument	Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Operational structure
Overseen by	Committee for Safeguarding National Security
Agency executive	Andrew Kan, Deputy Commissioner of Police
Parent agency	Hong Kong Police Force
Website
police.gov.hk/ns

The National Security Department (noted as NS) is the Hong Kong Police Force national security law enforcement agency established by the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020.^[1]

The National Security Department is led by a Deputy Commissioner of Police, who is appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.^[2] The department recruits from outside Hong Kong "to provide assistance in the performance of duties for safeguarding national security."^[3] The department works with the Office for Safeguarding National Security and is supervised by the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Government of Hong Kong.