The Home Affairs Department (HAD, traditional Chinese: 民政事務總署; simplified Chinese: 民政事务总署; pinyin: Mínzhèng Shìwù Zǒngshǔ; Cantonese Yale: man4jing3 si6mou6 jung2chyu5) is an executive agency in the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China responsible for interior affairs in the region. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs.
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