Andrew Kan Kai-yan
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| Traditional Chinese | 簡啟恩 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 简启恩 | ||||||||||
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Andrew Kan Kai-yan PDSM PMSM (Chinese: 簡啟恩) is a deputy commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force and a law enforcement administrator who has been serving as the director of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force since May 2023.
Career
Kan joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1991 as an inspector.[1]
In December 2021, he was appointed as the Director of National Security and promoted to senior assistant commissioner, replacing Frederic Choi.[2][1]
In May 2023, he was appointed as the director of the National Security Department and promoted to deputy commissioner.
Sanctions
On 15 January 2021, Kan was sanctioned by the government of the United States under Executive Order 13936 for his role in implementing the National Security Law.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Senior Officers | Hong Kong Police Force". www.police.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ "Andrew Kan to head national security police". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ Brunnstrom, Humeyra Pamuk, David (2021-01-15). "U.S. announces new sanctions on six linked to Hong Kong mass arrests". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Designating PRC and Hong Kong Officials after Widespread Pro-Democracy Arrests in Hong Kong". U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "US sanctions six pro-China officials over HK mass arrests". The Standard.
- ^ "Hong Kong decries latest US sanctions as 'insane, shameless and despicable'". South China Morning Post. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "U.S. Expands Sanction List for Hong Kong Officials". finews.asia. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "U.S. announces new sanctions on six linked to Hong Kong mass arrests". The Japan Times. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "US sanctions six officials over Hong Kong arrests - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2021-02-01.