The Director of Immigration is the head of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government, which is responsible for immigration issues and controlling entry ports into Hong Kong.

The Director of Immigration is simultaneously appointed as the Commissioner of Registration, dealing with the registration of persons. Additionally, the Director of Immigration is also appointed as the Registrar of Births and Deaths and the Registrar of Marriages.

List of Directors of Immigration

PortraitNameTerm of office
1J. Moore 穆雅19611965
2W. E. Collard 戈立19651974
3J. M. Rowlands 羅能士19741978
4R. G. B. Bridge 布立之19781983
5A. J. Carter 賈達德19831989Last British Director
6Laurence Leung Ming-yin[zh] 梁銘彥19891996
7Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee 葉劉淑儀199630 June 1997
Handover of Hong Kong
1Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee 葉劉淑儀1 July 19971998
2Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong 李少光19982002
3Lai Tung-kwok 黎楝國1 July 20027 April 2008
4Simon Peh Yun-lu 白韞六7 April 200828 March 2011
5Eric Chan 陳國基28 March 20115 April 2016
6Erick Tsang 曾國衞5 April 201622 April 2020
7Au Ka-wang 區嘉宏2 July 202019 September 2023
8Benson Kwok 郭俊峯19 September 2023Incumbent

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