Eric Chan
Encyclopedia
Eric Chan Kwok-ki is the current Director of Immigration
in Hong Kong
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from 1972 to 1976. In 1982, he graduated from Hong Kong Shue Yan University. During the year of his services, he completed a Bachelor degree in Law at Tsinghua University
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as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1982. In 1989, he was promoted to Immigration Officer, then Senior Immigration Officer in 1995, and Chief Immigration Officer in 2000. By 2003, he was Assistant Principal Immigration Officer, and promoted to Principal Immigration Officer the following year. In 2007, Chan was appointed as Assistant Director of Immigration, then Deputy Director of Immigration in 2010. He was appointed as Director of Immigration
in March 2011 succeeding Simon Peh
.
Chan was involved in the import restriction imposed on Japanese goods to Hong Kong in aftermath of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
.
Director of Immigration
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.-List of Directors of Immigration:* J. Moore...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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Early life
Chan studied in CCC Heep Woh CollegeCCC Heep Woh College
The Church of Christ in China Heep Woh College , is a secondary school in Tsz Wan Shan of Hong Kong. Located at Po Kong Village Road, the college is a standard grammar school founded by The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China. The school is with 29 classes for around 1200 youths...
from 1972 to 1976. In 1982, he graduated from Hong Kong Shue Yan University. During the year of his services, he completed a Bachelor degree in Law at Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
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Career
Chan joined the Immigration Department of Hong KongImmigration Department (Hong Kong)
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 largely unchanged from its British predecessor model...
as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1982. In 1989, he was promoted to Immigration Officer, then Senior Immigration Officer in 1995, and Chief Immigration Officer in 2000. By 2003, he was Assistant Principal Immigration Officer, and promoted to Principal Immigration Officer the following year. In 2007, Chan was appointed as Assistant Director of Immigration, then Deputy Director of Immigration in 2010. He was appointed as Director of Immigration
Director of Immigration
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.-List of Directors of Immigration:* J. Moore...
in March 2011 succeeding Simon Peh
Simon Peh
Simon Peh Yun Lu, IDSM was the Director of Immigration for the Immigration Department of Hong Kong.-Background:Peh Yun Lu graduated from Pui Ching Middle School of Hong Kong in 1973. He completed college in 1978 and joined the Immigration Department as an Immigration Officer. In 1984, he was...
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Chan was involved in the import restriction imposed on Japanese goods to Hong Kong in aftermath of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
The is a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns, and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. The plant comprises six separate boiling water reactors originally designed by General Electric ,...
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