# Michael Tien

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Hong Kong politician and businessman

In this [Hong Kong name](/source/Hong_Kong_name), the [surname](/source/Surname) is *[Tien](/source/Tian_(surname))*. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Michael Tien and the Chinese-style name is Tien Puk-sun.

The Honourable Michael Tien Puk-sun BBS JP 田北辰 Member of the Legislative Council Incumbent Assumed office 1 January 2022 Preceded by New constituency Constituency New Territories North West In office 1 October 2012 – 31 December 2021 Preceded by Lee Wing-tat Succeeded by Constituency abolished Constituency New Territories West Member of the Tsuen Wan District Council In office 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2019 Succeeded by Adrian Lau Constituency Discovery Park Chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation In office 24 December 2001 – 2 December 2007 Personal details Born (1950-08-26) 26 August 1950 (age 75) Hong Kong Party Liberal Party (2008–10) New People's Party (2011–17) Roundtable (2017–present) Spouse Frances Tien Relations James Tien (brother) Children 1 son and 3 daughters Parent Francis Tien Alma mater Diocesan Boys' School Worcester Academy Cornell University Harvard Business School Occupation Politician Businessman Website www.michaeltien.hk

Michael Tien Chinese 田北辰 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tián Běichén Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Tin4 Bak1san4

**Michael Tien Puk-sun** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 田北辰; born 26 August 1950) is a [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) politician, businessman and member of the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) for [New Territories North West](/source/New_Territories_North_West_(2021_constituency)). He is the founder and chairman of the [G2000](/source/G2000) and [U2 Clothing](/source/U2_Clothing) retail chains and former chairman of the [Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation](/source/Kowloon-Canton_Railway_Corporation) (KCRC). He was formerly a member of the [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(Hong_Kong)), which was led by his elder brother, [James Tien](/source/James_Tien_(politician)), and a member of the [New People's Party](/source/New_People's_Party_(Hong_Kong)).

## History

Tien was appointed as the chairman of the [Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation](/source/Kowloon-Canton_Railway_Corporation) (KCRC) in December 2001 amid public criticism on his predecessor, [K. Y. Yeung](/source/K._Y._Yeung). He proposed and implemented administrative reforms that enhanced KCRC's transparency and accountability; he regularly attended Legco meetings and explained the company's policies and decisions.[1] In 2006, Tien resigned as chairman of the KCRC due to disputes with other directors over his management style.[2]

Tien joined the [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(Hong_Kong)) in 2008 and became District Officer for [Kowloon West](/source/Kowloon_West_(1998_constituency)). He quit the party in 2010 and started the [New People's Party](/source/New_People's_Party_(Hong_Kong)) with [Regina Ip](/source/Regina_Ip), of which he became the deputy chairman.[3]

In the [2017 Chief Executive election](/source/2017_Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election), Tien supported his party chairwoman Regina Ip. He complained the election had "lost its shape" due to the increasing interference of "an invisible hand", referring to the [Liaison Office](/source/Liaison_Office_(Hong_Kong)). Tien inclined his support for [John Tsang](/source/John_Tsang) after Ip dropped out, although Ip endorsed [Carrie Lam](/source/Carrie_Lam) on the last day before the election.[4][5] Tien eventually quit the party on 10 April with six District Councillors.[6]

In the [2019 District Council elections](/source/2019_Hong_Kong_local_elections), Tien lost his [Tsuen Wan District Council](/source/Tsuen_Wan_District_Council) seat following a rout of pro-Beijing candidates amidst the [2019–20 Hong Kong protests](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests).[7]

In December 2021, it was reported that Tien was eligible to vote four times in the [2021 Hong Kong legislative election](/source/2021_Hong_Kong_legislative_election), yielding 0.0328896% of the total voting value (elected seats), which is 6618 times more than the value of an average voter's total voting value.[8]

## Background and education

Tien attended [Diocesan Boys' School](/source/Diocesan_Boys'_School) and spent a year at [Worcester Academy](/source/Worcester_Academy) in the United States.[9] Tien has a degree in [electrical engineering](/source/Electrical_engineering) from [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University) and an [MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from [Harvard Business School](/source/Harvard_Business_School).

## Property ownership

According to Tien's January 2022 declaration of assets, he owns property in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the United States.[10]

## Current posts

- Member of the [Legislative Council of Hong Kong](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) ([New Territories North West (2021 constituency)](/source/New_Territories_North_West_(2021_constituency)))[11]

- Member of [National People’s Congress](/source/National_People%E2%80%99s_Congress), PRC (Hong Kong Deputy)

- Chairman of Employees Retraining Board (ERB)

- Chairman of Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR)

- Member of Manpower Development Committee (MDC)

- Member of Education Commission (EC)

- Chairman of Retail Industry Working Group under the Skills Upgrading Scheme (EDB)

- Supervisor of [David Li Kwok Po College](/source/David_Li_Kwok_Po_College)

## Previous posts

- Chairman of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC)

- Chairman of the Privatization Sub-group of the Business Advisory Group (BAG), under the Financial Secretary’s Office

- Chairman of Wholesale, Retail, Import & Export Training Board, [Vocational Training Council](/source/Hong_Kong_Institute_of_Vocational_Education#Vocational_Training_Council) (VTC)

- Chairman of Working Group on Professional Relevance Advisory Committee on Teacher Education & Qualification (ACTEQ)

- Chairman of Advisory Committee to School of Design, [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](/source/Hong_Kong_Polytechnic_University)

- Member of [Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority](/source/Hong_Kong_Broadcasting_Authority)

- Council Member of Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

- Member of Language Fund Advisory Committee (LFAC), [Education Department](/source/Education_Bureau)

- Member of [Tsuen Wan District Council](/source/Tsuen_Wan_District_Council) ([Discovery Park Constituency](/source/Discovery_Park_(constituency)))

- Alternate Member of Listing Committee, [Hong Kong Stock Exchange](/source/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange)

- Member of [Hong Kong Sports Development Board](/source/Hong_Kong_Sports_Development_Board)

- Director of [The Community Chest of Hong Kong](/source/The_Community_Chest_of_Hong_Kong)

- Chairman, [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Hong_Kong) Kowloon West Regional Office

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Yeung, Rikkie L. K. (2005). "Public Enterprise Governance: KCR Corporation and Its Governance Controversies". *Public Management Review*. **7** (4): 580. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/14719030500362579](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F14719030500362579). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1471-9037](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1471-9037). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [153715976](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:153715976).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Michael Ng; Carrie Chan & Wendy Leung (13 March 2006). ["Tien resigns amid feud"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165919/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&art_id=14037&sid=7029099&con_type=3). *[The Standard](/source/The_Standard_(Hong_Kong))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&art_id=14037&sid=7029099&con_type=3) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Sun, Nikki (17 January 2017). ["'Invisible hand' interfering in Hong Kong chief executive race, NPP deputy chair Michael Tien says"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170117050423/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2062740/invisible-hand-interfering-hong-kong-chief-executive-race). *[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2062740/invisible-hand-interfering-hong-kong-chief-executive-race) on 17 January 2017. The upcoming race for Hong Kong's top job has "lost its shape" due to the increasing interference of "an invisible hand", according to New People's Party deputy chairman Michael Tien Puk-sun [...] Tien said many election committee members, himself included, had received phone calls asking them to nominate certain candidates. This was despite Tien's party chairwoman Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee being one of the contenders.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Lamannounces_4-0)** ["Carrie Lam aims to 'reignite' Hong Kong as she officially announces candidacy for top job"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2062576/carrie-lam-aims-reignite-hong-kong-she-officially-announces). *South China Morning Post*. 16 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["'Don't ask us to quit': Chief executive hopeful Regina Ip stands firm on candidacy in overcrowded field"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2062856/dont-ask-us-quit-chief-executive-hopeful-regina-ip-stands). *South China Morning Post*. 17 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [【新民黨分裂】直播田北辰宣佈退黨：因了解而分開](http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170410/56544841). *Apple Daily* (in Traditional Chinese). 14 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2019 District Councils Election – Election Results (Tsuen Wan)"](https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/eng/results_tsuen_wan.html). Government of Hong Kong.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Factwire: 41 privileged voters have 7,200 times greater power than a regular Hong Kong voter following election revamp"](https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/16/factwire-41-privileged-voters-have-7200-times-greater-power-than-a-regular-hong-kong-voter-following-election-revamp/). *Hong Kong Free Press*. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-HKMag_9-0)** [HK Magazine ‘First Person’](https://archive.today/20130117114613/http://hk.asia-city.com/city-living/article/michael-tien), 6 December 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["How well can Hong Kong's affluent lawmakers represent ordinary residents?"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3163506/hong-kongs-new-lawmakers-are-mostly-affluent-homeowners). *South China Morning Post*. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ['Substance matters' to voters: Michael Tien](https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1625456-20211222.htm)

## External links

- [Official site](https://web.archive.org/web/20080519195806/http://www.michaeltien.hk/)

Political offices Preceded by Louis Wong Yui-tak Member of Tsuen Wan District Council Representative for Discovery Park 2012–2019 Succeeded by Lau Cheuk-yu Legislative Council of Hong Kong Preceded by Lee Wing-tat Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories West 2012–2021 Constituency abolished New constituency Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories North West 2022–present Incumbent Order of precedence Preceded by Claudia Mo Member of the Legislative Council Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council Succeeded by Steven Ho Member of the Legislative Council

v t e Current members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong President: Starry Lee (DAB) DAB (19) Chan Hak-kan Chan Han-pan Chan Hok-fung Chan Wing-kwong Chan Yung Rock Chen Vincent Cheng Holden Chow Steven Ho Lillian Kwok Nixie Lam Lau Kwok-fan Starry Lee Leung Hei Stanley Li Ngan Man-yu Elizabeth Quat Edmund Wong Kennedy Wong BPA (8) Jeffrey Lam Kenneth Lau Andrew Leung Lo Wai-kwok Priscilla Leung Benson Luk Jimmy Ng Sunny Tan FTU (6) Joephy Chan Kwok Wai-keung Dennis Leung Luk Chung-hung Ng Chau-pei Kingsley Wong NPP (6) Judy Chan Adrian Ho Regina Ip Lai Tung-kwok Dominic Lee Yung Hoi-yan Liberal (4) Tommy Cheung Lee Chun-keung Shiu Ka-fai Frankie Yick FEW (2) Chu Kwok-keung Tang Fei FLU (2) Chau Siu-chung Lam Chun-sing Roundtable (1) Michael Tien PP (1) Connie Lam KWND (1) Scott Leung NPHK (1) Gary Zhang NCF (1) Ma Fung-kwok TS (1) Tik Chi-yuen Pro-Beijing independents (35) Chan Chun-ying Chan Hoi-yan Chan Kin-por Maggie Chan Chan Pui-leung Chan Siu-hung Chan Yuet-ming Duncan Chiu Chow Man-kong Kenneth Fok Junius Ho Wendy Hong Carmen Kan Peter Douglas Koon Kong Yuk-foon Ambrose Lam David Lam Dennis Lam Kenneth Leung Andrew Lo Lau Chi-pang Hoey Simon Lee Robert Lee Martin Liao Louis Loong Johnny Ng Shang Hailong So Cheung-wing Tan Yueheng Paul Tse Tony Tse William Wong Stephen Wong Kitson Yang Erik Yim Yiu Pak-leung 7th Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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