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Eddie Hui Ki-on GBS CBE QPM CPM (10 October 1943 – 3 May 2009) was a Hong Kong police officer who served as the last Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and the first Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong SAR.

Early life

Hui was born in Hong Kong on 10 October 1943 and educated at Li Shing Primary School, Queen’s College, and King’s College (pre‑university). He completed executive development studies at Syracuse University and later attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in the UK.

Police career

Hui joined the Hong Kong Police as a Cadet Inspector on 18 February 1963. He rose through the ranks, serving in the Police Public Relations Branch, as Superintendent and Senior Superintendent of the Kowloon Riot Squad, and as Chief Superintendent in charge of the Narcotics Bureau. Promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 1984, Senior Assistant Commissioner in 1989, and Deputy Commissioner (Operations) in 1993, he was appointed Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force on 3 July 1994. Following the 1997 handover, he became the first Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong SAR, serving until his retirement on 1 January 2001. His tenure included managing the transition to the SAR, implementing customer‑focused service reforms, and overseeing police operations during the Asian Financial Crisis.

Later life and death

After retiring, Hui served as a non‑executive director of RoadShow Holdings and an executive director of K. Wah International. He was active in community service, including roles with the Scout Association of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Football Association. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2008 and passed away at Queen Mary Hospital on 3 May 2009, aged 65.