The Secretary for Security is the member of the Hong Kong Government in charge of the Security Bureau, which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters. On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ... The Security Bureau is a body of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for a range of activities, including law enforcement and firefighting. ...
Since the Principal Officials Accountabilty System was adopted in 2002, the Secretary for Security has been a member of the Executive Council. The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. ...
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Secretary Chertoff's Remarks at the Northern Virginia Technology Council
March 21, 2007 — The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced that a record-setting 42,845 pounds of cocaine were seized and 14 crewmembers arrested from the ship Gatun off the coast of Panama on March 18, 2007.
Because of the combined efforts of these federal and international partners, millions of dollars in illegal drugs did not make their way into our homeland and criminal groups were not able reap the huge profits." Read More.
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens.
Traditionally, the order of the presidential line of succession is determined (after the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and President pro tempore of the Senate) by the order of the creation of the cabinet positions, and is mandated as such under 3 USC 19.
In the 108th Congress, the Senate passed a bill, S.148, that would insert the Secretary of Homeland Security right after the Attorney General, in light of the Secretary'ssecurity and managerial responsibilities that would make the Secretary more ready to assume the Presidency than, say, the Secretary of Agriculture or Education.
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