The Secretary for Security (; pt, Secretaria para a Segurança) is the director of the government department responsible for public safety and security in

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. The role replaced the former post of

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. It is responsible for managing the

public security and police agencies.

Subordinate entities

The following entities are controlled under the MSF: * ** Public Security Police Force *** Immigration Department of the Macao Special Administrative Region is a sub unit under Public Security Police Force ** * Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau *

Correctional Services Bureau The Correctional Services Bureau (; pt, Direcção dos Serviços Correccionais, DSC) is the agency responsible for maintaining inmates in Macau, China. It is under the administration of the Secretariat for Security. History On 1 January 20 ...

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* Academy for Public Security Forces *

Macau Customs Service

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; protection of

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; the protection of consumer interests; and the protection and facilitation of legitimate trade and maintaining trading integrity in Macau. Customs Service is most visible at the points of entry into Macau:

Land entry points

Posto Fronteiriço das Portas do Cerco The Posto Fronteiriço das Portas do Cerco (Portuguese for ''Border Post of Portas do Cerco'') is an immigration and customs checkpoint in the Portas do Cerco area in northern Macau, on its border with mainland China's Zhuhai. It is one of three ...

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* Hengqin Port Inspection Area

Air entry points

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Marine entry points

* Taipa Ferry Terminal * Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal * Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal

List of Secretariats

Commissioners

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* Chôi Lai Hang - Director General of the

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- Deputy Director General of the Customs Service * Lei Siu Peng - Public Security Police ** Ma Io Kun - Deputy Commissioner Public Security Police ** Lei Man Kim - Deputy Commissioner Public Security Police * Wong Sio Chak - Director, Judiciary Police ** Cheong Ioc Iong - Deputy Director, Judiciary Police ** João Augusto da Rosa, Judiciary Police * Lee Kam Cheong - Director,

Macau Prison The Correctional Services Bureau (; pt, Direcção dos Serviços Correccionais, DSC) is the agency responsible for maintaining inmates in Macau, China. It is under the administration of the Secretariat for Security. History On 1 January 20 ...

* Loi Kam Wan - Commissioner of Macau Fire Service ** Eurico Lopes Fazenda - Deputy Commissioner Macau Fire Service ** Lei Pun Chi - Deputy Commissioner Macau Fire Service

Office of the Secretary for Security

The Secretariat's offices are located at the former San Francisco Barracks located near to what is now S. Francisco Garden.

Chief of Office

* Vong Chun Fat

References

Organization Chart of the MSAR
{{refend Security, Secretariat for Government departments and agencies of Macau Political office-holders in Macau Positions of the Macau Government 1999 establishments in Macau