Director of Audit (Hong Kong)

The role of the Director of Audit is to ensure the financial order of the Hong Kong Government and heads the Audit Commission. This role is similar to that of Auditors General or auditors in other jurisdictions. The director reports directly to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

List of Directors of Audit^[1]

Auditor-Generals

Adolphus Edward Shelley (1844-1846)
William Caine (1846-1854)
William Thomas Mercer (1854-1858)
William Hepburn Rennie (1858-1870)
John Gardiner Austin (1870-1879)
William Henry Marsh, CMG (1879-1887)
Frederick Stewart, LL.D (1887-1889)

Auditors

Hilgrove Clement Nicolle (1890-1904)
Hugh Richard Phelips (1904-1930)
Percival Lorimer Collisson, OBE (1930-1938)
Arnold Pollard (1938-1948)

Directors of Audit

British Administration

Percival Henry Jennings, CBE (1948-1955)
Frank Ernest Lovell Carter, CBE (1955-1959)
William John Dupre Cooper, CBE (1959-1965)
Denis George Briton, OBE (1965-1970)
Percy Thomas Warr (1970-1975)
Gordon Evershed Lyth, OBE (1975-1982)
Norman Bertram Stalker, OBE (1982-1988)
Robert Jeffrey Hutt, OBE (1988-1992)
Brian George Jenney, OBE (1992-1995)
Dominic Chan, SBS JP (1995-1997)

Post Handover

Name	Took office	Left office
Dominic Chan, SBS	1997	2003
Benjamin Tang, JP	2003	2012
David Sun, JP	2012	Incumbent

References

↑ Audit Commission: Directors of Audit to date

External links

Principal officials of Hong Kong

Secretaries of departments	Chief Secretary Financial Secretary Secretary for Justice

Secretaries of bureaux	Civil Service Commerce and Economic Development Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Development Education Environment Financial Services and the Treasury Food and Health Home Affairs Innovation and Technology Labour and Welfare Security Transport and Housing

Other principal officials	Audit Police ICAC Customs and Excise Immigration

Past secretaries of bureaux (after 1997)	Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Commerce and Industry Commerce, Industry and Technology Constitutional Affairs Economic Services Economic Development and Labour Education and Manpower Environment and Food Environment, Transport and Works Health and Welfare Health, Welfare and Food Housing Housing, Planning and Lands Information Technology and Broadcasting Planning, Environment and Lands Planning and Lands Trade and Industry Transport Treasury Works

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