Eddie Hui

Eddie Hui Ki-on, GBS, CBE, QPM, CPM, (simplified Chinese: 许淇安; traditional Chinese: 許淇安; pinyin: Xǔ Qí'ān, Oct 10, 1943 - May 3, 2009) was the last Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police from 1994–97, and the first Commissioner of Hong Kong Police from July 1, 1997 to January 1, 2001. Li Kwan Ha ran the force of crime fighters before him. He was the second Chinese to lead the force.[1]

Born in Hong Kong, Hui joined the HKP in 1963 and became Senior Assistant Commissioner in 1989 and Deputy Commissioner (Operations) in 1993. He later became a member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Clearings Ltd.

Death

Eddie Hui Ki-on died from liver cancer on May 3, 2009, aged 65.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Chen, Bonnie. "Tsang leads tributes to top crime fighter", The Standard, 5 May 2009
Police appointments
Preceded by
Li Kwan Ha
Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong
1994 - 2001
Succeeded by
Tsang Yam Pui