Tsui Sze-man (, 3 July 1914 – 9 September 2007) was a pro-

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loyalist and magazine

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based in

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. He was nicknamed "Big Cannon Tsui" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial views. He was known as a staunch supporter of Beijing's policies in Hong Kong.

Early life

Tsui was born in 1914 in Burma (present day

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). Despite his birth in Burma, Tsui spent the majority of his life either in mainland China or Hong Kong. Tsui attended school at

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Career

Tsui returned to his birthplace, Burma, in the 1940s and founded the '' New Rangoon News''. He returned to Communist China in 1964. Tsui finally settled permanently in Hong Kong in 1977. Once in Hong Kong, Tsui began publishing The Mirror, a pro-Beijing magazine which supported the policies of the mainland. Tsui was known for his controversial opinions. In 1998, he heavily criticized

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, for being too critical of the Hong Kong and Chinese administrations. Tsui urged Hong Kong officials to censor RTHK. Tsui served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a Hong Kong committee which advises China's congress. Tsui died of organ failure on 9 September 2007 in Hong Kong at the age of 93. At Tsui's funeral,

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, Beijing's liaison to Hong Kong praised Tsui for his support of Hong Kong's Basic Law and current " one country, two systems" policy. Mourners included high level officials from China and Hong Kong's governments, including the

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. Wreaths and flowers were sent by CPC Politburo Standing Committee members Hu Jintao,

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and

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, the head of China's congress. Tsui was buried at

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in the city of

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, China.

References

{{Authority control 1914 births 2007 deaths Burmese people of Chinese descent Xiamen University alumni Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal Hong Kong businesspeople Politics of Hong Kong Deaths from multiple organ failure Place of birth missing Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members Hong Kong Affairs Advisors Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong