Ng Chiu Kok

Ng Chiu Kok, or Chiu-Kok Ng, born in Hong Kong, is the Deputy Commissioner of the Correctional Services Department of Hong Kong and an international Association football referee. He was a referee of the Hong Kong Football Association beginning in 1994. He started to officiate the highest level of professional league matches in Hong Kong in 2000. In 2004, he was promoted to FIFA referee. In 2008, he became the first Hong Kong referee to be promoted to the Asian Football Confederation elite referee. Ng has been voted the "Best Referee" of the year. On 30 May 2021, after officiating the final match of the Hong Kong Premier League and the relegation battle between Southern and Resources Capital, Ng announced that he would officially retire after officiating more than 1,100 games, ending his 27-year refereeing career.