Commissioner of Customs and Excise
{{Short description|Head of the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=July 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Commissioner
| body = Customs and Excise
| native_name = 海關關長
| insignia = HongKongCustoms.svg
| insigniasize =
| insigniacaption =
| image = Chan Tsz-tat 31 Dec 2024.jpg
| imagesize = 250
| incumbent = Chan Tsz-tat CDSM
| incumbentsince = 31 December 2024
| department = Security Bureau
| style =
| member_of =
| succession =
| abbreviation =
| deputy = Deputy Commissioner (Control and Enforcement): Woo Wai-kwan CDSM
Deputy Commissioner (Management and Strategic Development): Hui Kim{{cite web|title=Organization Structure|url=https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/about-us/organization-structure/index.html|website=Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department}}
| salary =
| website = {{Official Website|http://www.customs.gov.hk/en/home/index.html}}
}}{{Infobox Chinese
| t = 海關關長
| j = Hoi2 gwaan1 gwaan1 zoeng2
| y = Hói gwāan gwāan jéung
| hide = yes
| alt name = Before 1997
| t2 = 海關總監
| j2 = Hoi2 gwaan1 zung2 gaam1
| y2 = Hói gwāan júng gāam
}}
The Commissioner of Customs and Excise ({{zh|海關關長}}) is the head of the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, which is responsible for monitoring the movement of goods into and out of Hong Kong, customs and excise, duties and investigation of pirated products.
List of commissioners in Hong Kong SAR
| class="wikitable" | |||
| No.
! Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office
!Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | {{Zh|t=李樹輝|labels=no}} | 1997 | 1999
| |
| 2
| John Tsang GBM JP | {{Zh|t=曾俊華|labels=no}} | 1999 | 2001
| |
| 3 | {{Zh|t=黃鴻超|labels=no}} | 2001 | 2003
| |
| 4 | {{Zh|t=湯顯明|labels=no}} | 2003 | 2007
| |
| 5 | {{Zh|t=袁銘輝|labels=no}} | 2007 | 2011
| |
| 6 | {{Zh|t=張雲正|labels=no}} | 2011 | 2015
| |
| 7 | {{Zh|t=鄧忍光|labels=no}} | 2015 | 2017
| |
| 8 | {{Zh|t=鄧以海|labels=no}} | 2017 | 2021
| |
| 9 | {{Zh|t=何珮珊|labels=no}} | 2021 | 2024
|{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Kelly |date=2021-10-21 |title=Hong Kong customs dept. gets first-ever female chief |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/21/hong-kong-customs-dept-gets-first-ever-female-chief/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Appointment of Commissioner of Customs and Excise (with photo) |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202110/21/P2021102100164.htm |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.info.gov.hk}} |
| 10
|Chan Tsz-tat CDSM |陳子達 |2024 |Incumbent |
List of directors in British Hong Kong (pre-1997)
| class="wikitable" | |||
| No.
! Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| ! colspan="4" |Director of Commerce & Industry | |||
| 1
|David Ronald Holmes | |1962 |1966 | |||
| 2
|Terence Dare Sorby | |1966 |1970 | |||
| 3
| |1970 |1972 | |||
| 4
|David Harold Jordan | |1972 |1977 | |||
| ! colspan="4" |Director of Trade, Industry and Customs and Commissioner of Customs and Excises | |||
| 1
|David Harold Jordan | |1977 |1979 | |||
| 2
|William Doward {{Post-nom|country=HKG|CBE}} | |1979 |1982 | |||
| ! colspan="4" |Commissioner of Customs and Excises | |||
| 1
| Douglas Arthur Jordan {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|CMG}} | {{Zh|t=莊敦賢|labels=no}} | 1982 | 1984 |
| 2
| Harnam Singh Grewal {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|CBE|ED}} | {{Zh|t=高禮和|labels=no}} | 1984 | 1986 |
| 3
| Patrick John Williamson {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|ISO}} | {{Zh|t=韋能信|labels=no}} | 1986 | 1990 |
| 4
| Clive William Baker Oxley {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|OBE}} | {{Zh|t=岳士禮|labels=no}} | 1990 | 1993 |
| 5
| Donald McFarlane Watson {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|OBE|QPM|CPM}} | {{Zh|t=尉遲信|labels=no}} | 1993 | 1996 |
| 6 | {{Zh|t=李樹輝|labels=no}} | 1996 | 1997 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.customs.gov.hk Hong Kong Customs and Excise]
- [http://www.info.gov.hk Government of HKSAR]
- [http://www.gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/govchart/index.htm Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government]
{{HK Principal Officials}}