Director of Immigration
| Director of Immigration | |
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| 入境事務處處長 | |
| Nominator | Chief Executive of Hong Kong (since 1997) |
| Appointer |
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| First holder | J Moore; Regina Ip (since 1997) |
| Deputy | Deputy Director of Immigration |
| Salary | GDS(C) 4 (HK$181,450) |
| Website | Official website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 入境事務處處長 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 入境事务处处长 | ||||||||||||
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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.