Hermes Tang Yi-hoi | |
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| 鄧以海 | |
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| Commissioner of Customs and Excise | |
| In office 1 July 2017 (2017-7-1) – 21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) | |
| Preceded by | Roy Tang |
| Succeeded by | Louise Ho |
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| Born | (1964-10-21)21 October 1964 (age 60) |
| Nationality | Chinese (Hong Kong) |
Hermes Tang Yi-hoi (Chinese:鄧以海; born 1964) is a formerCommissioner of Customs and Excise of Hong Kong.
Tang was the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise before he was appointed Commissioner of Customs and Excise in July 2017 of the administration ofChief ExecutiveCarrie Lam, becoming the first Commissioner not being an Administrative Officer since 1999.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Tang is a member of theCommittee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as stipulated in thenational security law.[9][10]
In July 2021, it was revealed that Tang was fined for breaking social-distancing rules by attending a banquet dinner at a luxury clubhouse.[11]
On 21 October 2021, Tang was replaced by his deputy commissioner,Louise Ho.[12]
On 5 January 2022,Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potentialCOVID-19 outbreaks.[13] One day later, it was discovered that Tang attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[14][15][16] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing all guests to be quarantined.[16]
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| Preceded by | Commissioner of Customs and Excise 2017–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Erick Tsang Director of Audit | Hong Kong order of precedence Commissioner of Customs and Excise | Succeeded by Robert Ribeiro Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal |