Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)
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The Commissioner of Police (Chinese: 警務處處長) heads the Hong Kong Police Force and reports to the Secretary for Security.
Officers in command under British rule
- Chief magistrates
- 1841 – Captain William Caine
- 1844 (Feb) – Captain Haly
- 1844 (Mar) – Captain Bruce
- Captains-superintendent
- 1845 – Charles May
- 1862 – William Quin
- 1866 – Walter Deane
- 1892 – Major-General Alexander Adam
- 1893 – Francis Henry May
- 1902 – Joseph Badeley
- 1913 – Charles Messer
- 1918 – Edward Wolfe
- Inspectors-general
- 1930 – Edward Wolfe
- 1934 – Thomas King
- Commissioners
- 1938 – Thomas King
- 1941 – John Pennefather-Evans
- 1946 – Colonel C. H. Samson (British Military Administration)
- 1946 – Duncan McIntosh
- 1953 – Arthur Maxwell
- 1959 – Henry Heath
- 1966 – Edward Tyrer
- 1967 – Edward Eates
- 1969 – Charles Sutcliffe
- 1974 – Brian Slevin
- 1979 – Roy Henry
- 1985 – Raymon Anning
- 1989 – Li Kwan Ha
- 1994 – Eddie Hui
Officers in command since the foundation of Special Administrative Region
File:Tang King Shing.jpg
Tang King Shing in 2007, he served as the Commissioner of Police from 2007 to 2011.
Commissioners of Police
| Name | Took office | Left office |
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| Hui Ki-on | 1997 | 2001 |
| Tsang Yam-pui | 2001 | 2003 |
| Lee Ming Kwai, Dick | 2003 | 2007 |
| Tang King-shing | 2007 | 2011 |
| Tsang Wai-hung | 2011 | 2015 |
| Lo Wai-chung | 2015 | Incumbent |
External links
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