Hainan State Security Department

Hainan State Security Department
Chinese: 海南省国家安全厅
Department overview
FormedApril 1984 (1984-04)
Preceding department
  • Hainan Public Security Bureau counterintelligence
JurisdictionHainan province
HeadquartersNo. 176 Nanhai Avenue, Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan, China
19°59′48″N 110°16′53″E / 19.99667°N 110.28133°E / 19.99667; 110.28133
Department executive
  • Director
Parent ministryMinistry of State Security

The Hainan State Security Department (HSSD; Chinese: 海南省国家安全厅) is a provincial department of the Chinese Ministry of State Security responsible for national security and secret policing in the contiguous island province of Hainan, headquartered in Haikou. Members of the Hainan SSD have badge numbers with prefixes beginning with "46xxxx". The HSSD operates advanced persistent threat (APT) number 40.