Paul Tse
| The Honourable Paul Tse Wai-chun JP | |
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| 謝偉俊 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Constituency | Kowloon East |
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In office 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Young |
| Succeeded by | Yiu Si-wing |
| Constituency | Tourism |
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| Born |
21 January 1959 Hong Kong |
| Domestic partner | Pamela Peck |
| Alma mater |
Wah Yan College, Kowloon University of New South Wales (B.B.A. , LL.B.) University of Hong Kong(PCLL) City University of Hong Kong(LL.M.) People's University of Beijing |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
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| Simplified Chinese | 谢伟俊 | ||||||||||
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Paul Tse Wai-chun (Chinese: 謝偉俊, born 1959) is a Hong Kong solicitor, who advertises himself as the "Superman of Law". He also owns a small travel agency and was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the tourism functional constituency in the 2008 legislative election. He is known for his relationship with celebrity and radio host Pamela Peck. Tse is of Hakka ancestry.
Career
Tse practised law as a barrister in Australia for seven years after graduating from University of New South Wales. Tse then finished his pupillage in Hong Kong under Justice Peter Nguyen. Tse was called to the bar in 1992 and set up his own firm in 1997. [1]
His media stunts and quest for self-publicity has caused controversy. From 1997 to 1999, Paul posed in his underpants only for magazines to spread the message that "laws are inherent to every people". After disciplinary hearings which lasted for nearly a decade, the Law Society of Hong Kong suspended his solicitor's license for 12 months for this stunt, but his firm could continue because there were other partners.[2]
In 2010, Tse was the sole legislator to vote against the introduction of a minimum wage in Hong Kong.[3]
Personal life
Tse was born in Sap Pat Heung, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, under a working family. His family lives in New Jersey, USA.
References
- ↑ Ng, Kang-chung (6 July 2015), "Lawmaker who courts controversy", South China Morning Post, retrieved 7 July 2015
- ↑ 謝偉俊停牌1年 ("Paul Tse suspended for 1 year"), Sina.com, 14 March 2008 (Chinese)
- ↑ Siu, Beatrice (16 July 2010), "Minimum wage bill on verge of becoming law", The Standard, retrieved 21 July 2010
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| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| Preceded by Howard Young |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Tourism 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Yiu Si-wing |
| New seat | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Kowloon East 2012–present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Pamela Peck |
Member of Wan Chai District Council Representative for Broadwood 2016–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Ip Kwok-him Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Alan Leong Member of the Legislative Council |
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