Raymond Siu

Raymond Siu
PDSM PMSM
Raymond Siu PDSM PMSM
蕭澤頤
Commissioner of Police
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 June 2021
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	Chris Tang
Personal details
Born	2 April 1966 (age 55); British Hong Kong
	Police career
Department	Hong Kong Police Force
Service years	1988 –
Rank	Commissioner
Awards	PDSM; PMSM;

Raymond Siu Chak-yee, PDSM PMSM (Chinese: 蕭澤頤; born 2 April 1966^[1]) is the current Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force since 25 June 2021.^[2] He previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) of the Hong Kong Police Force under his predecessor Chris Tang.^[3]

Career[]

Siu joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force as a probationary inspector in December 1988 and had since risen through the ranks, becoming chief superintendent in 2013, assistant commissioner (personnel) in 2017, senior assistant commissioner (director of operations) in 2018 and deputy commissioner (operations) in November 2019.^[4]

Siu has served in various posts of different job nature, mostly frontline operational units as well as criminal intelligence-related duties and Personnel Wing. During his career, Siu has attended overseas development courses at various training institutes including the Tsinghua University, the Stanford University, the Harvard University and the Chinese Academy of Governance.

Upon promotion to Senior Superintendent in 2007, Siu served as the Deputy District Commander of Kwai Tsing District and District Commander of Airport District. In 2013, he was promoted to Chief Superintendent and took over the command of Kowloon City District. Upon completion of a tour, he then assumed the post of Chief Superintendent, Human Resources Branch, Personnel Wing.

In January 2017, Siu was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police when he was then assigned to command the Personnel Wing. In November 2018, Siu was promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, taking up the post of Director of Operations. In November 2019, Siu was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations).^[5]

Commissioner of Police[]

With the nomination and recommendation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the State Council appointed Siu as the Commissioner of Police on 25 June 2021, succeeding Chris Tang who was promoted to serve in Carrie Lam's administration as Secretary for Security.

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.^[6] One day later, it was discovered that Siu attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.^[7]^[8] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing all guests to be quarantined.^[9]

References[]

^ "蕭澤頤 - 最新文章". The News Lens 關鍵評論網 (in zh-Hant-TW). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Several challenges ahead for Hong Kong's new police chief, insiders say". South China Morning Post. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "Security chief John Lee to become Hong Kong's no. 2; police chief to head up security". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)". info.gov.hk. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Senior Officers of Hong Kong Police Force". Hong Kong Police Force Public Page. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ [1]
^ Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party
^ "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

Police appointments
Preceded by Chris Tang	Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong 2021–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Previous: Simon Peh Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption	Hong Kong order of precedence Commissioner of Police	Next: John Chu Director of Audit

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[1] "蕭澤頤 - 最新文章". The News Lens 關鍵評論網 (in zh-Hant-TW). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[2] "Several challenges ahead for Hong Kong's new police chief, insiders say". South China Morning Post. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[3] "Security chief John Lee to become Hong Kong's no. 2; police chief to head up security". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[4] "Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)". info.gov.hk. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[5] "Senior Officers of Hong Kong Police Force". Hong Kong Police Force Public Page. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[6] "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[7] [1]

[8] Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party

[9] "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

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