Eddie Hui
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Eddie Hui Ki-on (simplified Chinese: 许淇安; traditional Chinese: 許淇安; pinyin: Xǔ Qí'ān, 10 October 1943 - 3 May 2009) 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.[1]
Eddie Hui Ki-on | |
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许淇安 | |
Commissioner of Police | |
In office 3 July 1994 – 1 January 2001 | |
Preceded by | Li Kwan-ha |
Succeeded by | Tsang Yam-pui |
Personal details | |
Born | Japanese occupation of Hong Kong | 10 October 1943
Died | 3 May 2009 Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong | (aged 65)
Career
[edit]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.[2][3] 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.[2][3]
Hui 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.[citation needed]
In 1997's preparation for Hong Kong's handover to China on 1 July 1997, Chinese officials retained Hui as the police commissioner to maintain peace in the ranks in Hong Kong after July 1997.[4]
Organizations
[edit]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.[5][6]
Awards
[edit]Hui received the honors of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1997 and the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2001. In addition, Hui was awarded the Colonial Police Medal in 1979 Birthday Honours and Queen's Police Medal in 1988 New Year Honours.
- United Kingdom :
- Colonial Police Medal (CPM) (1979)[7]
- Colonial Police Long Service Medal (1981)
- Colonial Police Long Service Medal First Clasps (1988)
- Queen's Police Medal (QPM) (1988)
- Colonial Police Long Service Medal Second Clasps (1993)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1997)[8]
- Hong Kong :
- Hong Kong Police Long Service Medal
- Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) (2001)
Personal life
[edit]Hui had a wife and two sons. In 2008, Hui was diagnosed with cancer.[1] On 3 May 2009, Hui died from liver cancer in Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong at the age of 65.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chen, Bonnie. "Tsang leads tributes to top crime fighter", Archived 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine The Standard, 5 May 2009
- ^ a b "Press Release - Senior appointments in the Police Force". Government of Hong Kong. December 18, 2000. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Offbeat - Eddie Hui Ki-on Career timeline". Hong Kong Police Force Offbeat News. January 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Richburg, Keith (May 4, 1997). "China to Buttress Hong Kong Police -- but to What End?". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Webb-site Who's Who: Positions of Hui, Eddie Ki on 許淇安".
- ^ "Join the club - the Standard". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ "No. 47869". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1979. p. 17.
- ^ "No. 54794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1997. p. 24.
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- 1943 births
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- Deaths from liver cancer
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