Wing Commander Alistair Peter Asprey CBE AE (Chinese: 區士培, born 11 June 1944) is a former Hong Kong government official who served as Secretary for Security from 1990 to 1995.
He attended Downside School in Somerset, England, and subsequently read economics and politics at Lincoln College, Oxford.
[10] At that time, the Security Branch was facing a huge influx of Vietnamese boat people to Hong Kong, with over 32,000 arriving in 1989 alone.
[9][12] As Secretary for Security, Asprey oversaw the detention of tens of thousands of Vietnamese, as well as their screening and repatriation.
He faced unresolved issues in the run-up to the 1997 Handover, such as right of abode arrangements and future treatment of fugitive offenders.