Eddie Hui


Eddie Hui Ki-on, GBS, CBE, QPM was the last Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police from 1994–1997, and the first Commissioner of Hong Kong Police from 1 July 1997 to 1 January 2001. Li Kwan-ha ran the force before him. Hui was the second ethnic Chinese person to lead the force.

Career

In February 1963, at 19 years old, Hui's police career began when he joined the Hong Kong Police Force as a Probationary Inspector. By 1966 Hui became an Inspector.
By July 1972, Hui became the Superintendent of Hong Kong Police Force. By June 1982, Hui was promoted to Chief Superintendent of Hong Kong Police Force.
Hui became Senior Assistant Commissioner in 1989 and Deputy Commissioner in 1993. He later became a member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Clearings Ltd.
In 1997's preparation for Hong Kong's handover to China on 1 July 1997, the Chinese officials will retain Hui as the police commissioner to maintain peace in the ranks in Hong Kong after July 1997.

Organizations

Eddie Hui was on the main board for many organizations. These include being the vice president of the Hong Kong Football Association, the executive director for K Wah International Holdings Ltd and an independent non-executive director for RoadShow Holdings Ltd. Similar to many in his father's family, Eddie Hui was a voting member of the prestigious Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Awards

Hui received the honors of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and the Gold Bauhinia Star.

Personal life

Hui had a wife and two sons. In 2008, Hui was diagnosed with cancer. On 3 May 2009, Hui died from liver cancer in Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong at the age of 65.