Steve Hui Chun-tak
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Steve Hui Chun-Tak | |||||||||
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| Employer | Hong Kong Police | ||||||||
| Known for | Televised news updates during the 2014 Hong Kong protests | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 許鎮德[1] | ||||||||
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Steve Hui Chun-Tak is the former Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force. Hui became well known during the 2014 Occupy campaign, when he started to give daily televised updates from 30 September 2014 as Chief Superintendent of Police. A Facebook page '四點鐘許sir' ('Four O'Clock Hui Sir') where 'four o'clock' refers to the time of his daily broadcast created by a netizen on 8 October 2014 receiving more than 50,000 followers within a week.[2]
In 2001, Hui held the position of Chief Inspector.[3] In 2008, he held the position of Yau Tsim District Operations officer.[4] On 12 May 2008, he was promoted to the post of Superintendent of Police (SP).[5] On 13 September 2010, he was promoted to the post of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).[6] On 28 March 2014, Hui was promoted to the post of Chief Superintendent (CSP).[7] Hui was then appointed as head of the public relations bureau.[8] In November 2015, Hui left the bureau to become district commander in Sham Shui Po.[9][10]
After leaving the police, he was appointed as a managing director of Sun Bus (a subsidy of Transport International, which is also the parent company of Kowloon Motor Bus) and later also the chief administrative officer of Transport International in 2019.[11]
Awards and appreciations
In 2004, Hui received the award Hong Kong Police Long Service medal and clasps to the medal.[12]
The Hong Kong Hotels Association appreciated the work done by TST Division to achieve a 20% reduction in hotel crime between May and June 2008, presented Certificates of Appreciation to Hui along with three officers of Yau Tsim District.[4]
In May 2018, Hui retired as Assistant Commissioner of Police after having served the police force for more than 31 years.[13][14]