The Ho Chi Minh City Public Security Department is a part of the organizational system of the People’s Public Security, responsible for advising the Minister of Public Security, the City Party Committee, and the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on protecting national security and maintaining social order and safety; responsible for leading and coordinating state management in protecting national security and maintaining social order and safety in Ho Chi Minh City; directly fights against the schemes and activities of hostile forces, crimes, and violations of laws on national security, order, and safety; organize the construction of a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern Ho Chi Minh City public security force.