Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung visited Guangzhou and Shenzhen today to call on the Department of Emergency Management of Guangdong Province, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau.

In Guangzhou, Mr Tang called on Department of Emergency Management of Guangdong Province Director Wang Zaihua, thanking him for his support for and guidance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in taking forward the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Emergency Management Co-operation & Greater Bay Area Emergency Response Operation Co-operation Framework Agreement.

Mr Tang said the relevant work has made important achievements, adding that he hoped the three places would sign the agreement in Hong Kong in the near future and formulate the new Greater Bay Area Emergency Response & Rescue Operational Plan, so as to consolidate resources for emergency response among the cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to enhance the efficacy of cross-boundary rescue efforts.

He also called on Guangdong Vice-Governor and Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department Director Liu Guozhou to brief him on the recent completion of the local legislation on Basic Law Article 23 to improve the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security.

They discussed deepening co-operation in different areas, including combating cross-boundary crimes and illegal immigration, as well as emergency management, flow of talent, and training and exchanges, to enhance the collaborative development and law enforcement capabilities of the two places.

Before heading to Guangzhou, Mr Tang called on Shenzhen Vice Mayor and Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau Director General Zhao Yong in Shenzhen this morning.

He expressed his gratitude to Mr Zhao for supporting the work of the Security Bureau and its disciplinary services. They also exchanged views on strengthening police co-operation, facilitating the flow of people and combating crimes, especially deception, in the hope of jointly taking forward major areas of work.

Mr Tang then visited the Public Security Bureau’s Shenzhen Bay Service Center of Nanshan Branch to learn about the convenient one-stop service offered to the public.