Deputy Police Commissioner for Management Joe Chow Yat-ming will take charge of operations starting tomorrow (Wed), as the PolyU siege commander succeeds Yuen Yuk-kin who begins his pre-retirement leave.
Senior Assistant Commissioner Chan Joon-sun has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner for Management to fill Chow’s shoes.
Assistant Commissioner for Public Relations Chan Tung will be promoted to the ranks of Senior Assistant Commissioner to take up the post of Director of Operations.
All movements will take effect on August 16 (Wed).
Chan Joon-sun joined the force in 1997. Upon promotion to chief superintendent in 2016, Chan served as District Commander of Central District and later became Deputy Regional Commander of Hong Kong Island.
He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in February 2019 and assumed command of the Personnel Wing. In November 2020, he became Assistant Commissioner for Operations and was promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner in April 2022.
Chan Tung joined the force as an inspector in 1996 and was seconded to the Security Bureau from 2014 to 2016.
Upon promotion to chief superintendent in 2018, he headed the Narcotics Bureau and later the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau. In 2020, he was further advanced to the rank of Assistant Police Commissioner and took charge of the Security Wing.
In August 2022, he assumed command of the Public Relations Wing.
