From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
Director of Immigration
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Director of Immigration |
| body | |
| native_name | 入境事務處處長 |
| insigniacaption | Insignia for the Hong Kong Immigration Department |
| image | Benson Kwok Immigration Director first day in office (cropped).jpg |
| incumbent | Benson Kwok |
| incumbentsince | 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 | J Moore; |
| Regina Ip (since 1997) | |
| deputy | Deputy Director of Immigration |
| salary | GDS(C) 4 (HK$181,450) |
| website | Official website |
Governor of Hong Kong (until 1997) Regina Ip (since 1997)
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
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Handover of Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Moore | |||
| 1961 | ||||
| 2 | W. E. Collard | |||
| 1965 | ||||
| 3 | J. M. Rowlands | |||
| 1974 | ||||
| 4 | R. G. B. Bridge | |||
| 1978 | ||||
| 5 | A. J. Carter | |||
| 1983 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 1989 | ||||
| 7 | [[File:Regina Ip at VP New Year Fair 2009 cut.jpg | frameless | 120x120px]] | Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee |
| 1996 | ||||
| 1 | [[File:Regina Ip at VP New Year Fair 2009 cut.jpg | frameless | 120x120px]] | Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee |
| 1 July 1997 | ||||
| 2 | Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong | |||
| 1998 | ||||
| 3 | [[File:Lai Tung-kwok.jpg | frameless | 120x120px]] | Lai Tung-kwok |
| 1 July 2002 | ||||
| 4 | Simon Peh Yun-lu | |||
| 7 April 2008 | ||||
| 5 | [[File:特首辦主任陳國基5.jpg | frameless | 120x120px]] | Eric Chan |
| 28 March 2011 | ||||
| 6 | [[File:Erick Tsang 2021 (cropped).png | frameless | 120x120px]] | Erick Tsang |
| 5 April 2016 | ||||
| 7 | [[File:Au Ka-wang.jpg | frameless | 120x120px]] | Au Ka-wang |
| 2 July 2020 | ||||
| 8 | [[File:Benson Kwok Immigration Director first day in office (cropped).jpg | frameless | 120x120px]] | Benson Kwok |
| 19 September 2023 |
References
References
- Standing Committee on Disciplined Services. [http://www.jsscs.gov.hk/reports/en/scds_gs_08/gs_app.pdf "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.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about Director of Immigration — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report