This invention is a complex metal chloride catalyst. Its carrier is active carbon with void ratio>=0.56cm3 / g, specific surface area>= 1000m2 / g, mechanical strength>=90%, and it is made by absorbing mercuric chloride and zinc chloride under condition of 92-96 degree centigrade. Computing as weight percentage, the mercuric chloride is 2-8%, zinc chloride 1-15%. Its advantage is that 1. Mercuric chloride content is low, but activity and stability is boosted 5-20% and 10-20% comparing to existing mercuric chloride catalyst. 2. Mercuric chloride using level can be reduced according to the boost of activity and stability and the catalyst activity is not reduced, and catalyst producing cost is reduced, mercury resource consumption is reduced. Otherwise, catalyst useful life can be prolonged, its dosage can be reduced, and catalyst replacing time is economized, so vinyl chloride producing cost is reduced. 3. Catalyst consumption is few, mercury drain is few. So the damage of drained mercury to environment and product is lightened.