Donald Tsang

Donald Tsang

Donald Tsang was born in Hong Kong in October 1944. He graduated from Hua Ren college in 1964. He received a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University in 1981. The second and third chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

After joining the British Hong Kong Government in 1967, he took up many important positions, mainly in finance and trade. He was the first financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on July 1, 1997. He served as Chief Secretary for administration in May 2001. On March 12, 2005, in accordance with the provisions of the basic law of Hong Kong, the acting chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was appointed as the Chief Secretary for administration. In June 2005, he was elected in the by election of the second Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and appointed by the State Council for a term up to June 30, 2007. On March 25, 2007, he was elected the third chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR. On April 2, 2007, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council signed State Council Order No. 490, appointing Donald Tsang as chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the people's Republic of China for a term of office from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012.

Mr Tsang received honorary doctorates from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was awarded the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Great Bauhinia medal in 2002.

In 2017, Donald Tsang was convicted of misconduct of public officials, sentenced to 20 months in prison, then commuted to 12 months, and released from prison on January 15, 2019. On June 26, 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled that Donald Tsang's "conviction for misconduct of public officials" was revoked.

Biography of characters

He graduated from Hua Ren college in 1964. he received a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University in 1981. he joined the British Hong Kong Government in 1967 and held many important positions. His work mainly involved finance, trade and so on. He was the first financial secretary of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on July 1, 1997. he served as Chief Secretary for administration in May 2001. on March 12, 2005, in accordance with the provisions of the basic law of Hong Kong, he assumed the post of acting chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR as Chief Secretary for administration. In June 2005, he was elected in the by election of the second Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and appointed by the State Council for a term up to June 30, 2007. He was elected the third chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on March 25, 2007. On April 2, 2007, Premier Wen Jiabao signed State Council Order No. 490, appointing Donald Tsang as chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the people's Republic of China for a term of office from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012. in February 2012, Donald Tsang was formally investigated by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for accepting entertainment from the super rich. He became the first chief executive in the history of Hong Kong to be investigated by the ICAC for corruption. On February 28, 2012, Donald Tsang was impeached by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, becoming the first current chief executive impeached by the Legislative Council in Hong Kong history. Because he rented Huang chubiao's property, but he failed to declare it when the Executive Council approved the digital broadcasting license, which involved a conflict of interest and was a serious dereliction of duty. on July 1, 2012, he resigned as the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. on February 22, 2017, the former chief executive, Donald Tsang, was convicted of misconduct by public officials and sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment in the high court.

Family situation

Wife: Zeng baoxiaowei, has two sons. Zeng Yinquan is the eldest son of his family, with four younger brothers and one younger sister. his father, Zeng Yun, is a police officer and has served in the police force for 30 years;. His brother, Mr Tsang yam Pui, was the director of police of Hong Kong from 2001 to 2003 and has retired. His sister Zeng Jingxuan is the president of Standard Chartered group in China. In August 2004, Mr. and Mrs. Tsang took their son to Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province, where they went to zengmiao and Zenglin in the rain to worship their ancestor Zengzi. He went back to his hometown to worship his ancestors with his sister-in-law, wife and children and came to Xinji village, Jiujiang Town, Nanhai City, Foshan City. Tsang ruohui, a village head in his 40s, described Tsang as a friendly man. Although he was not familiar with the villagers, he never put on airs. The village head said he was worried that he would not adapt to the local conditions because the village was remote. But Tsang yam Kuen said that when he went back to his hometown for the first time, of course, he had to take a sip of "hometown water". Then he took the strong tea from the villagers and drank it all in one gulp. Donald Tsang likes hiking, swimming and birdwatching. He has a collection of more than 10 watches in addition to hundreds of bow ties. He said that every time he experiences a major event, he will buy a famous watch for himself. For example, when he was promoted to Chief Secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 2001, he bought a men's watch to reward himself and a better women's watch for his wife.

Honors

In 1997, he was awarded the order of commander KBE by the United Kingdom. Mr Tsang has received honorary doctorates from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was awarded the Bauhinia Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2002.

Character events

Fight against Soros

What Donald Tsang is best known for is that at the beginning of Hong Kong's return to China, facing the impact of the Asian financial turmoil, he urged the SAR government to enter the market to stop "big players". At that time, some people criticized this move for violating the consistent practice of Hong Kong's market economy and setting a "bad precedent" in the future. However, it turns out that if the government does not enter the market, Hong Kong's economy will be further dragged down. It is said that at that time, there was a statue of a warrior killing crocodile like animals on his desk. He called the crocodile "Soros". At the end of September 1998, Donald Tsang visited Europe and the United States. Taking advantage of the opportunity of attending the annual meetings of the world bank and the International Monetary Fund, he explained the reasons for the intervention of the Hong Kong SAR Government in the market and won the recognition and support of the international community.

Injured in the attack

On the afternoon of March 1, 2011, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Donald Tsang, encountered the impact of the protestors at the opening ceremony of the "Centennial Exhibition of the revolution of 1911". He was hit in the heart and hurt his chest and ribs. That night, police arrested a 25-year-old man involved in the case, who is said to be a member of the company. The Hong Kong SAR government subsequently issued a statement condemning the violence.

Rights protection incident

In 2001, a Hong Kong weekly interviewed one of his former chefs about Zeng's private life. At his own expense, Mr Tsang sent a lawyer's letter to the magazine, pointing out that the report involved defamation. In the end, the weekly was forced to publish a full page apology notice, setting a record of the first senior official in Hong Kong to take legal action against the media on defamation.

Declined CPPCC

In February 2013, Donald Tsang issued a statement saying that after he resigned from the post of chief executive, the relevant central authorities had asked him whether he intended to participate in the work of the new CPPCC National Committee. "However, in view of the relevant investigation of the Independent Commission against corruption, after careful consideration, I have replied that it is not suitable to participate in the high-level work of the CPPCC National Committee at the present stage." he said that he hoped that after the investigation is concluded, he would be able to participate in the work of the CPPCC National Committee We have the opportunity to continue to contribute to our country and serve Hong Kong.

Disputes

media coverage

On February 20, 2012, it was reported that Mr. and Mrs. Tsang yam Kuen attended the spring tea ceremony of the new city of Melco, Macao, including Liu Luan Hsiung, chairman of the Chinese real estate group. Mr. Tsang yam Kuen and his party left an empty table on the way. Later, it was reported that Mr Tsang had contacts with Macao people and took the luxury yacht cross har bour, which was owned by Zhang Songqiao, a shareholder of the Western Harbour Crossing. In an interview with RTHK, Mr Tsang said he would settle in Shenzhen after retirement. Subsequently, an investigation report pointed out that after leaving office in July 2012, Donald Tsang planned to live in a flat on the top floor of Donghai garden, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. The owner of the flat is Huang chubiao, a shareholder of Hong Kong Digital Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Later, Tsang yam Kuen was exposed by the media that he traveled to Phuket, Thailand and Japan by private planes of wealthy businessmen. Tsang yam Kuen said that he had paid the equivalent of business class air tickets for these trips.

Case investigation

on February 28, 2012, the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced that it had decided to put on file a case to investigate whether the chief executive, Donald Tsang, had violated the "anti Bribery Ordinance" or committed misconduct by public officials. It would first send officers to collect evidence, and would not rule out requiring those involved, such as the chief executive and relevant rich people, to provide materials to the ICAC when necessary. The ICAC of Hong Kong is directly responsible to the chief executive. The investigation of the chief executive into the ICAC is "unprecedented" in 38 years.

A solemn apology

As the first chief executive to be investigated by the ICAC during his term of office, Mr Tsang has chosen to apologize to the public. On March 1, 2012, Mr. Tsang attended the question and answer session of the Legislative Council. At the beginning, Mr. Tsang spent 15 minutes explaining his various charges and apologizing to the public. "I admit that after neglecting the change of the times, public expectations have changed and higher demands have been placed on public officials," Mr Tsang said. A series of incidents have worried the public, members of the public and colleagues in the civil service, and shaken the public's confidence in the Hong Kong system. I solemnly apologize to the public for this. "

Investigation completed

In January 2015, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) conducted a three-year investigation. The former chief executive of Hong Kong, Donald Tsang, was accused of receiving entertainment from the rich (traveling by private plane and yacht), receiving gifts such as red wine, and renting businessmen's luxury houses in Shenzhen for profit transfer. The Commissioner for criminal prosecutions of the Department of justice, Mr Yeung Ka hung, said that the ICAC had completed its investigation into the criminal cases involving the former chief executive, Mr Donald Tsang, and would make a decision on whether to prosecute later.

Be sued

on October 5, 2015, the former chief executive, Donald Tsang, was suspected of violating the common law for two counts of misconduct of public officials (two charges involved that Donald Tsang failed to make a timely application for his two interests between 2010 and 2012)

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