John Lee (government official)


John Lee Ka-chiu, SBS, PMSM, PDSM, JP 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 before he has become a principal official.

Career

Lee holds a Master Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Charles Sturt University, Australia.
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 and Director of Crime and Security, and Deputy Commissioner.
He was appointed to Under Secretary for Security in 2012. In 2017, he was appointed Secretary for Security in July 2017 of the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.