Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak confirmed at the weekend that the Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) will come under his portfolio.
Wong made the statement on the sidelines of a public function on Saturday when asked by the media about the Executive Council’s announcement on the previous day that the office would be moved from the portfolio of Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac to Wong’s portfolio.
Wong said the aim of the move was to ensure that the prevention of, and fight against, financial crimes would become even more efficient. He said that the change in the portfolio overseeing the office was also due to suggestions by international organisations and the experience accumulated by the office since its establishment in 2006.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak (centre) speaks to reporters on the sidelines of Saturday’s Youth Forum on Jointly Building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area at the Venetian, as Macau Customs Service Director-General Alex Vong Iao Lek (right) and Public Security Police (PSP) Commissioner Leong Man Cheong look on. Photo: Government Information Bureau (GCS)
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