Director of Immigration

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Director of Immigration of Immigration Department
入境事務處處長
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Incumbent
Au Ka-wang
區嘉宏
since 2020
First holderRegina Ip
DeputyTBD
SalaryGDS(C) 4 (HK$181,450)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
Director of Immigration
Traditional Chinese入境事務處處長
Simplified Chinese入境事务处处长

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. Decisions to reject people from entering are made by front-line staff at control points, not made by the Director himself/herself.[2]

List of Directors of Immigration[]

British Administration[]

  • J. Moore (Chinese: 穆雅) (1961-1965)
  • W. E. Collard (Chinese: 戈立) (1965-1974)
  • J. M. Rowlands (Chinese: 羅能士) (1974-1978)
  • R. G. B. Bridge (Chinese: 布立之) (1978-1983) - previously Secretary for the Civil Service
  • A. J. Carter (Chinese: 賈達德) (1983-1989) - last British appointment
  •  [zh] (Chinese: 梁銘彥) (1989-1996) - first localised holder of the position
  • Regina Ip (Chinese: 葉劉淑儀) (1996-1997)

Post Handover[]

No. Name Took office Left office
1 Regina Ip (Chinese: 葉劉淑儀) 1997 1998
2 Ambrose Lee (Chinese: 李少光) 1998 2002
3 Lai Tung-kwok (Chinese: 黎楝國) 2002 2008
4 Simon Peh (Chinese: 白韞六) 2008 2011
5 Eric Chan (Chinese: 陳國基) 2011 2016
6 Erick Tsang (Chinese: 曾國衞) 2016 2020
7 Au Ka-wang (Chinese: 區嘉宏) 2020

References[]

  1. ^ Standing Committee on Disciplined Services. "Salaries and Conditions of Service", , Hong Kong, November 2008. Retrieved on 30 September, 2016.
  2. ^ Cheng, Kris. "No conspiracy involved in visitors' visa denials, says Hong Kong immigration chief". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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