Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)


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 November 2019, the current commissioner is Chris Ping-keung Tang, appointed by the State Council of China.

Officers in command under British rule

Early heads were often military officers or had previous policing experience in the United Kingdom or other British colonies. Many joined the Force in senior command postings before their promotions. Li is the only Commissioner to rise from lower ranks and Hui joined as a probationary Inspector.
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Commissioners
Commissioners of Police are mandated to retire before they reach the age of 57, but may be extended upon exceptional circumstances.
#NameTook officeLeft officeLength of Tenure
1Eddie Hui1 July 19971 January 2001
2Tsang Yam-pui2 January 20019 December 2003
3Lee Ming-kwai10 December 200315 January 2007
4Tang King-shing16 January 200710 January 2011
5Andy Tsang11 January 20113 May 2015
6Stephen Lo4 May 201518 November 2019
7Chris Tang19 November 2019Incumbent