Andrew Kan Kai-yan
| 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 (Chinese: 簡啟恩) is an official in the National Security Division of the Hong Kong Police Force, serving as its director.
National security department
In December 2021, he was promoted to the directorship of the National Security Division, replacing Frederic Choi.[1]
Sanctions
On 15 January 2021, Kan was sanctioned by the United States under Executive Order 13936 for his role in implementing the National Security Law.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ "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.