Andrew Kan Kai-yan
Hong Kong law enforcement administrator
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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.
| Andrew Kan Kai-yan | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 簡啟恩 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 简启恩 | ||||||||||
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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]