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The incumbent Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Wong Chi-hung, will extend his current term of office for six months to October 16, 2016 while the incumbent Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management), Mr Chau Kwok-leung, will extend his current term of office for 12 months to May 7, 2017.
A Police spokesman said today (March 4), 䩕Approval has been given to extend Mr Wong﷿s and Mr Chau﷿s service respectively for six months and 12 months to facilitate a smooth transition of the senior Force management.蒅
Mr Wong and Mr Chau are originally scheduled to retire upon reaching the normal retirement age of 57 on April 17 this year and May 8 this year respectively.
Ends/Friday, March 4, 2016
Issued at HKT 16:12
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