Director of Immigration
Appearance
Director of Immigration | |
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入境事務處處長 | |
since 19 September 2023 | |
Nominator | Chief Executive of Hong Kong (since 1997) |
Appointer | Central People's Government of China (since 1997); Governor of Hong Kong (until 1997) |
First holder | J Moore; Regina Ip (since 1997) |
Deputy | Deputy Director of Immigration |
Salary | GDS(C) 4 (HK$181,450)[1] |
Website | Official website |
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Traditional Chinese | 入境事務處處長 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 入境事务处处长 | ||||||||||||
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The Director of Immigration is the head of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government, which is responsible for immigration issues and controlling entry ports into Hong Kong.
List of Directors of Immigration
[edit]Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||
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1 | J. Moore 穆雅 |
1961 | 1965 | ||
2 | W. E. Collard 戈立 |
1965 | 1974 | ||
3 | J. M. Rowlands 羅能士 |
1974 | 1978 | ||
4 | R. G. B. Bridge 布立之 |
1978 | 1983 | ||
5 | A. J. Carter 賈達德 |
1983 | 1989 | Last British Director | |
6 | Laurence Leung Ming-yin 梁銘彥 |
1989 | 1996 | ||
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee 葉劉淑儀 |
1996 | 30 June 1997 | |
Handover of Hong Kong | |||||
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee 葉劉淑儀 |
1 July 1997 | 1998 | |
2 | Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong 李少光 |
1998 | 2002 | ||
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Lai Tung-kwok 黎楝國 |
1 July 2002 | 7 April 2008 | |
4 | Simon Peh Yun-lu 白韞六 |
7 April 2008 | 28 March 2011 | ||
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Eric Chan 陳國基 |
28 March 2011 | 5 April 2016 | |
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Erick Tsang 曾國衞 |
5 April 2016 | 22 April 2020 | |
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Au Ka-wang 區嘉宏 |
2 July 2020 | 19 September 2023 | |
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Benson Kwok 郭俊峯 |
19 September 2023 | Incumbent |
References
[edit]- ^ Standing Committee on Disciplined Services. "Salaries and Conditions of Service", The Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service (JSSCS), Hong Kong, November 2008. Retrieved on 30 September, 2016.