Mr Timothy Tong Hin-ming was appointed as the Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption on July 1, 2007.

Aged 59. Mr Tong joined the Government in November 1972, serving initially as an Executive Officer and later as an Assistant Trade Officer. He joined the Administrative Service in April 1992 at the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2005.

Mr Tong has served in various bureaux and departments including the former Trade Department, the former Security Branch, the former Urban Services Department, the former Education and Manpower Branch, the former City and New Territories Administration, Home Affairs Department and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva. He was Deputy Secretary for Security from January 1999 to September 2003. He was Commissioner of Customs and Excise from September 2003 to June 2007.

Last Revision Date: August 2008