# Tony Tse

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The Honourable Tony Tse Wai-chuen BBS 謝偉銓 Member of the Legislative Council In office 12 March 2018 – 31 December 2025 Preceded by Yiu Chung-yim Succeeded by Julia Lau Constituency Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape In office 1 October 2012 – 30 September 2016 Preceded by Patrick Lau Succeeded by Yiu Chung-yim Constituency Architectural, Surveying and Planning Personal details Born (1954-10-27) 27 October 1954 (age 71) Hong Kong Alma mater Hong Kong Polytechnic (HD) Occupation Surveyor

**Tony Tse Wai-chuen**, [BBS](/source/Bronze_Bauhinia_Star) ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 謝偉銓; born 27 October 1954) is a Hong Kong surveyor and politician. He was a member of the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) for [Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape](/source/Architectural%2C_Surveying%2C_Planning_and_Landscape_(constituency)) (formerly Architectural, Surveying and Planning) from 2012 to 2016 and again from 2018 to 2025.

## Education and career

He was born on 27 October 1954 and graduated from the [Hong Kong Polytechnic](/source/Hong_Kong_Polytechnic) before joining the [Hong Kong Civil Service](/source/Hong_Kong_Civil_Service) and working in the [Crown Lands & Survey Office](/source/Lands_Department). After 12 years, Tse moved into the commercial sector, including with [Hongkong Land](/source/Hongkong_Land), [Chesterton Petty](/source/Knight_Frank), [Emperor International Holdings](/source/Emperor_Group), and [Henderson Land](/source/Henderson_Land_Development). He also founded a property development and asset management consultancy, Brand Star.

Tse has held various public positions, including on the [Urban Renewal Authority](/source/Urban_Renewal_Authority), [Town Planning Board](/source/Town_Planning_Board), Land and Building Advisory Committee, Municipal Services Appeals Board, Disciplinary Board Panel (Land Survey Ordinance) and Disciplinary Panel of the [Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants](/source/Hong_Kong_Institute_of_Certified_Public_Accountants). He was also the chairman of the Real Estate Services Training Board of the [Vocational Training Council](/source/Vocational_Training_Council) and chairman of the Surveyors Registration Board 2002-03. He was the president of the [Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors](/source/Hong_Kong_Institute_of_Surveyors), 2003-04. From 2012 to 2014 he was the president of the [Hong Kong Professional and Senior Executives Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_Professional_and_Senior_Executives_Association&action=edit&redlink=1).

## Legislative Council

He was first elected to the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) in [Architectural, Surveying and Planning](/source/Architectural%2C_Surveying_and_Planning_(constituency)) [functional constituency](/source/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)) in 2012 by defeating incumbent [Patrick Lau](/source/Patrick_Lau) with a thin margin of 61 votes. Despite running under as an independent politician, Tse was a known to be a supporter of [Leung Chun-ying](/source/Leung_Chun-ying), his fellow surveyor and Hong Kong Polytechnic alumni of whom he nominated in the [2012 Chief Executive election](/source/2012_Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election) as a member of the [Election Committee](/source/Election_Committee).[1] He was awarded [Bronze Bauhinia Star](/source/Bronze_Bauhinia_Star) (BBS) by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in 2014.

In the [2016 Legislative Council election](/source/2016_Hong_Kong_legislative_election), he lost his seat to the [pro-democrat](/source/Pro-democrat) candidate [Yiu Chung-yim](/source/Yiu_Chung-yim) in a three-way contest. After Yiu was disqualified for his [conduct during the oath-taking process](/source/Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council_oath-taking_controversy), Tse ran in the [2018 by-election](/source/2018_Hong_Kong_by-election) and successfully retook the seat by defeating independent democrat [Paul Zimmerman](/source/Paulus_Johannes_Zimmerman) with nearly 3,000 votes.[2]

He was also appointed member of the [Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference](/source/Chinese_People's_Political_Consultative_Conference) (CPPCC) in January 2018.[3] In February 2022, Tse told SCMP that he would not be attending the 2022 Two Sessions, as a Hong Kong delegate, due to family reasons.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ng, Joyce; Cheung, Tony (21 August 2012). ["Tony Tse Wai-chuen criticises Leung Chun-ying in bid for Legco seat"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1019467/tony-tse-wai-chuen-criticises-leung-chun-ying-bid-legco-seat). *[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)*. Retrieved 14 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Hong Kong Gazette G.N. 2023](https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20182211/egn201822112023.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["中国人民政治协商会议第十三届全国委员会委员名单"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143232/http://sports.163.com/18/0126/06/D92BRKK400051C89.html). *网易*. Archived from [the original](http://sports.163.com/18/0126/06/D92BRKK400051C89.html) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong weigh options on attending key political meetings"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3167680/coronavirus-beijing-loyalists-hong-kong-weigh-options). *South China Morning Post*. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

## External links

- [Tony Tse](https://www.facebook.com/TonyTseWaiChuen) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

Legislative Council of Hong Kong Preceded by Patrick Lau Member of Legislative Council Representative for Architectural, Surveying and Planning 2012–2016 Succeeded by Yiu Chung-yim Preceded by Yiu Chung-yim Member of Legislative Council Representative for Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape 2018–2025 Succeeded by Julia Lau Order of precedence Preceded by Vincent Cheng Wing-shun Member of the Legislative Council Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council Succeeded by Cupertino Gourgel Consul-General of Angola

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