Security Personnel Permit

Security and Guarding Services Industry Authority

1. Security Personnel Permit - Four categories of security work
   

   Category A	Category B	Category C	Category D
   Guarding work restricted to a "single private residential building", the performance of which does not require the carrying of arms and ammunition	Guarding work in respect of any persons, permises or properties, the performance of which does not require the carrying of arms and ammunition and which does not fall within Category A	Guarding work, the performance of which requires the carrying of arms and ammunition	Installation, maintenance and/or repairing of a security device and/or designing (for any particular premises or place) a system incorporating a security device

2. How to apply for a Security Personnel Permit
   
   
3. Criteria for issuing a Security Personnel Permit
   
   
4. Conditions for issuing a Security Personnel Permit
   
   
5. Fees in respect of permits
   
   
6. Application Forms
   

   New Application

   Renewal Application

   Medical Examination Report

   Application for Replacement and Amendment (Change of Personal Particulars)

   Notice on Termination/Commencement of Employment - For Employer: Commencement   Termination - For Security Personnel: Commencement   Termination

   Request for Notice of Temporary Exemption

   The completed application form should be returned by post, in person or sent in through employer to the Police Licensing Office. For more details, please refer to "How to Apply".

   Application for Variation of Conditions The completed application form can be returned in person, by post or through GovHK webpage to the Authority. For more details, please refer to "How to Apply".

7. Revoked/Suspended Security Personnel Permits
   
   
8. Age Distribution of Valid Security Personnel Permit Holders ( Year 1995 - 2023)
   
   
9. Trade Test
   
   
10. Manual for Security Personnel Providing Guarding Services in Buildings
    
    
11. Frequently Asked Questions
    
    

For enquiries, please call us at 2801 6181, fax to us at 2537 5118 or visit our office at Room 813, 8/F, Kowloon East Government Offices, 12 Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon.

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