The Director of Immigration is the head of the

Immigration Department The Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the People's Republic of China assumed sovereignty of the territory in July 1997, Hong Kong's immigration system remained l ...

of the

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino- ...

, which is responsible for immigration issues and controlling entry ports into

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...

. Decisions to reject people from entering are made by front-line staff at control points, not made by the Director himself/herself.

List of Directors of Immigration

British Administration

* J. Moore () (1961-1965) * W. E. Collard () (1965-1974) * J. M. Rowlands () (1974-1978) * R. G. B. Bridge () (1978-1983) - previously Secretary for the Civil Service * A. J. Carter () (1983-1989) - last British appointment * () (1989-1996) - first localised holder of the position *

Regina Ip Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (; ' Lau; born 24 August 1950) is a Chinese politician. She is currently the Convenor of the Executive Council (ExCo) and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), as well as the founder and current chair ...

() (1996-1997)

Post Handover

References

External links

Government of HKSAR
{{HK Principal Officials

Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, ...

Immigration to Hong Kong