Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung today called on the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau in Guangzhou and Shenzhen respectively.

After concluding his visit to Beijing yesterday, Mr Tang departed for Guangzhou where he called on Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department Director Wang Zhizhong this morning to exchange views on issues involving the two places.

The topics they discussed involved talent flow, joint efforts to combat cross-boundary criminal activities, cross-boundary smuggling and parallel trading activities as well as illegal immigrants.

Mr Tang said he hoped that the two places will build on the existing solid foundation to take forward collaboration on all fronts to support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s work to safeguard national security and social stability.

In the afternoon, he left for Shenzhen to tour the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau. While there, he discussed with Director General Liu Guozhou the talent flow, emergency rescues and collaboration on combatting various cross-boundary crimes.

They also shared with each other their experience with combatting crimes, especially deception offences.