The Commissioner of Police heads the Hong Kong Police Force and, in accordance with Section 4 of the Police Force Ordinance, reports to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and the Security Bureau. As of June 2021, the current commissioner is Raymond Siu Chak-Yee, appointed by the State Council of China.[1]
| Commissioner of Police | |
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| Security Bureau | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Central People's Government (via nomination by the Chief Executive) |
| Inaugural holder | Eddie Hui |
| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
| Website | Hong Kong Police Force |
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| Traditional Chinese | 警務處處長 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 警务处处长 | ||||||||||||
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Officers in command
editCommissioners of Police currently are mandated to retire before they reach the age of 57, but may be extended upon exceptional circumstances.[2]
Early heads were often military officers or had previous policing experience in the United Kingdom or other British colonies.[citation needed] Many joined the Force in senior command postings before their promotions. Li is the only Commissioner to rise from lower ranks (as Probationary Sub-Inspector) and Hui joined as a probationary Inspector.[citation needed]
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Length of Tenure | Notes |
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| Under British rule | |||||
| Chief Magistrates and Chief of Police | |||||
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William Caine | 30 April 1841 | 1844 | Captain | |
| George Thomas Haly | Feb 1844 | Captain; Acting Superintendent of Police and officer with the 41st Madras Native Infantry | |||
| John Bruce | Mar 1844 | Acting Superintendent of Police and officer with the 18th Royal Irish | |||
| Captain Superintendent of Police | |||||
| Charles May | 1844/45? | 1860/62? | Superintendent of A Division of the Metropolitan Police | ||
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Edmund Haythorne | 1860 | 1862 | British Army officer | |
| William Quinn | 1862 | 1866/67? | Member of Bombay Police and first police officer to head Hong Kong Police[3] | ||
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Walter Meredith Deane | 1866/67? | 1892 | Cadet Officer from Britain sent to head force[4] | |
| Alexander H. Adam Gordon | 1892 | 1893 | Major-General; Superintendent of Victoria Gaol | ||
| Francis Henry May | 1893 | 1901/02? | Cadet Officer and the Assistant Colonial Secretary | ||
| Joseph Francis Badeley | 1901/02? | 1913 | Cadet Officer and Colonial civil servant[5] | ||
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Charles Messer | 1913 | 1918 | Cadet Officer and Colonial civil servant[6] | |
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Edward Dudley Corscaden Wolfe | 1918 | 1930 | Cadet Officer and Colonial civil servant[7] | |
| Inspector General of Police | |||||
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Edward Dudley Corscaden Wolfe | 1930 | 1934 | ||
| Thomas Henry King | 1934 | 1935/38? | Cadet Officer and Colonial civil servant[8] | ||
| Commissioner of Police | |||||
| Thomas Henry King | 1935/38? | 1940/41? | |||
| John Pennefather-Evans | April 1940/1941? | 25 December 1941 | served in the police force of the Federated Malay States | ||
| Under Japanese Rule | |||||
| Captain of the Hong Kong Kempeitai | |||||
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Kennosuke Noma | 25 December 1941 | 18 January 1945 | Executed as a war criminal in 1947 | |
| Under British rule | |||||
| Commissioner of Police | |||||
| Charles Henry Sansom | 1945 | 1946 | Colonel; British Military Administration | ||
| Duncan William McIntosh | 1946 | 1954 | former Deputy Commissioner of Police of Singapore | ||
| Arthur Crawford Maxwell | 1953 | 1959 | police officer in Malaya and Commissioner of Police of Sarawak in 1947-1949; Deputy Commissioner with Hong Kong Force in 1949[9] | ||
| Henry Heath | April 1 1959 | December 18 1966 | Member of Hong Kong Force[10] | ||
| Edward Tyrer | December 19 1966 | July 21 1967 | Member of Hong Kong Force[11] | ||
| Edward Eates | July 22 1967 | 1969 | joined force in 1963 as Assistant Commissioner following police service in Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Gambia[12] | ||
| Charles Payne Sutcliffe | 1969 | January 13 1974 | previous served in Metropolitan Police, Tanganyika; joined Hong Kong Police as Assistant Commissioner in 1960 | ||
| Brian Slevin | January 14 1974 | March 25 1979 | formerly Deputy Commissioner[13] | ||
| Roy Henry | March 25 1979 | April 15 1985 | joined force in 1973; previous colonial police officer in Malaysia and Commissioner of Police in Fiji | ||
| Raymon Anning | 15 April 1985 | 1 December 1989 | served with Metropolitan Police and other British forces; joined Hong Kong Police in 1983 | ||
| Li Kwan-ha | 2 December 1989 | 2 July 1994 | joined force as Probationary Sub-Inspector in 1957 | ||
| Eddie Hui | 3 July 1994 | 30 June 1997 | joined force as Probationary Inspector | ||
| Under Chinese rule | |||||
| Commissioner of Police | |||||
| Eddie Hui | 1 July 1997 | 1 January 2001 | 3 years and 185 days | ||
| Tsang Yam-pui | 2 January 2001 | 9 December 2003 | 2 years and 342 days | ||
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Lee Ming-kwai | 10 December 2003 | 15 January 2007 | 3 years and 37 days | |
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Tang King-shing | 16 January 2007 | 10 January 2011 | 3 years and 360 days | |
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Andy Tsang | 11 January 2011 | 3 May 2015 | 4 years and 113 days | |
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Stephen Lo | 4 May 2015 | 18 November 2019 | 4 years and 199 days | |
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Chris Tang | 19 November 2019 | 25 June 2021 | 1 year and 219 days | |
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Raymond Siu | 25 June 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years and 126 days | |
References
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