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Director of Immigration

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Director of Immigration
入境事務處處長
Incumbent
Benson Kwok
since 19 September 2023
NominatorChief Executive of Hong Kong (since 1997)
AppointerCentral People's Government of China (since 1997);
Governor of Hong Kong (until 1997)
First holderJ Moore;
Regina Ip (since 1997)
DeputyDeputy Director of Immigration
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRùjìng Shìwù Chǔ Chùzhǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYahp gíng sih mouh chyu chyu jéung
JyutpingJap6 ging2 si6 mou6 cyu3 cyu3 zoeng2

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

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Portrait Name Term of office
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 [zh]
梁銘彥
1989 1996
7 Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
葉劉淑儀
1996 30 June 1997
Handover of Hong Kong
1 Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
葉劉淑儀
1 July 1997 1998
2 Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
李少光
1998 2002
3 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
5 Eric Chan
陳國基
28 March 2011 5 April 2016
6 Erick Tsang
曾國衞
5 April 2016 22 April 2020
7 Au Ka-wang
區嘉宏
2 July 2020 19 September 2023
8 Benson Kwok
郭俊峯
19 September 2023 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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