Hong Kong

Public Safety

The Commissioner of Police, who is directly responsible to the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, is the commander of the Hong Kong Police Force. The commissioner is assisted by two deputy commissioners, one for operations and one for management.

Exports of goods and services constitute for the majority of Hong Kong's economy. ()

The Hong Kong Police Department consists of the Operations Wing and the Support Wing and is divided into six regions: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon East, Kowloon West, New Territories North, New Territories South, and Marine.

Force Headquarters consists of five departments: Operations; Crime and Security; Personnel and Training; Management Services; and Finance, Administration and Planning (FAP).

In 1998, Hong Kong had an overall crime rate of 1,076 incidents per 100,000 people, and a violent crime rate of 220 per 100,000.