Andy Tsang

Andy Tsang PDSM
Commissioner of Police
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 January 2011
Preceded by Tang King Shing
Personal details
Born 1958
Hong Kong

Andy Tsang Wai-hung, PDSM (Chinese: 曾偉雄, born 1958) is the current Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong.[1]

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Career

Tsang joined the Hong Kong Police Force in 1978 as a Probationary Inspector. From 1993 to 1995, he served at the Metropolitan Police Service in London as a Superintendent. In 1998, he was promoted to Chief Superintendent, then Assistant Commissioner in 2003. Two years later, to Senior Assistant Commissioner. By 2008, he was appointed Deputy Commissioner.

In January 2011, the Hong Kong government announced that Tsang will succeed Tang King Shing as Commissioner of Police.[2][1]

Controversy

Fantasy apology

Soon after he became commissioner, during the 2011 Anti-budget demonstration a young 8 year old boy was pepper-sprayed in the eye, while the HK police force claim he was accidentally pepper-sprayed. When asked to just publicly apologise on behalf of the force, he said no. He then said apology is something of a fantasy (天方夜譚).[3]

818 incident

On 23 August 2011, there were calls for Tsang to resign following the controversy regarding the visit of Vice Premier Li Keqiang in August 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Tsang Wai-hung, PDSM, Commissioner of Police". Government of Hong Kong. January 2011. http://www.gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/po/cp.htm. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Chong, Dennis (7 January 2011). "New show of force". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=106833&sid=30834205&con_type=3. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "新報網站". Hkdailynews.com.hk. http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/news.php?id=147084. Retrieved 2011-08-30. 
  4. ^ Wong, Natalie (23 August 2011). "Cops to act on Li security gripes". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=114432&sid=33472130&con_type=1&d_str=20110823&fc=1. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 
Police appointments
Preceded by
Tang King Shing		 Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong
2011–present		 Incumbent
Order of precedence
Previous:
Timothy Tong
Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption		 Hong Kong order of precedence
Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong		 Succeeded by
Benjamin Tang
Director of Audit