Tony Tse Wai-chuen,

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(; born 27 October 1954) is a Hong Kong surveyor and politician. He is a member of the Legislative Council for Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape (formerly Architectural, Surveying and Planning) from 2012 to 2016 and again from 2018.

Education and career

He was born on 27 October 1954 and graduated from the

Hong Kong Polytechnic The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founde ...

before joining the

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and working in the Crown Lands & Survey Office. After 12 years, Tse moved into the commercial sector, including with

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, Chesterton Petty, Emperor International Holdings, and

Henderson Land Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. () is a listed property developer in Hong Kong and a constituent of the Hang Seng Index. The company's principal activities are property development and investment, project management, construction, hotel oper ...

. He also founded a property development and asset management consultancy, Brand Star. Tse has held various public positions, including on the

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, 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 The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA, ) is the professional accounting body of Hong Kong. Its main responsibilities are: *Registering accountants and issuing practising certificates. *Regulating the professional cond ...

. He was also the chairman of the Real Estate Services Training Board of the

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and chairman of the Surveyors Registration Board 2002-03. He was the president of the

Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS; ) is a surveying organisation in Hong Kong. It was formally established in April 1984 with 85 founding members. It is the only professional surveying body incorporated by ordinance in Hong Kong. As of F ...

, 2003-04. From 2012 to 2014 he was the president of the Hong Kong Professional and Senior Executives Association.

Legislative Council

He was first elected to the Legislative Council in Architectural, Surveying and Planning

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in 2012 by defeating incumbent

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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 Leung Chun-ying (; born 12 August 1954), also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician and chartered surveyor, who has served as vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since Mar ...

, his fellow surveyor and Hong Kong Polytechnic alumni of whom he nominated in the 2012 Chief Executive election as a member of the

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. He was awarded

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(BBS) by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in 2014. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, he lost his seat to the pro-democrat candidate

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in a three-way contest. After Yiu was disqualified for his conduct during the oath-taking process, Tse ran in the

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and successfully retook the seat by defeating independent democrat Paul Zimmerman with nearly 3,000 votes. He was also appointed member of the

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(CPPCC) in January 2018. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tse, Tony 1954 births Living people HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong surveyors Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians British expatriates in Hong Kong Recipients of the Bronze Bauhinia Star