Tsang Siu-fo

John Tsang Siu-fo (Chinese: 曾昭科; 18 June 1923 – 18 December 2014)[1] was a Chinese police officer of the Hong Kong police force until he was discovered to be a communist spy.

Career

Tsang was born in Guangzhou, China. He was the highest-ranking Chinese member of the Hong Kong Police Force in the 1960s, when Hong Kong was part of the British colony. The Hong Kong government announced on 6 October 1961 that Tsang is to be detained.[2] On 30 November of the same year, he was announced publicly to be involved in espionage spying activities for the Chinese Communist Party.[2] He was deported to the People's Republic of China.[2][3]

In 1978 he returned to live in Guangzhou. He later worked at Jinan University and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.[2]

In 2002 he was asked by the media whether he was returning to Hong Kong. He said he was a Hong Kong citizen then and now. And that the Hong Kong Chief Executive should vindicate him so he can rehabilitated.[4]

References

1. "南方plus-广东头条新闻资讯平台".
2. Wen Wei Po, 26 December 2006. "涉港秘件解密系列之二．粵人勒緊褲頭 東江水解港困." Retrieved on 30 March 2009.
3. Carroll, John Mark Carroll. [2007] (2007). A concise history of Hong Kong. Rowman & Littlefield publishing. ISBN 0-7425-3422-7, ISBN 978-0-7425-3422-3. pg. 237.
4. Sing Tao Daily, 6 March 2002. "曾昭科盼董特首昭雪." Retrieved on 30 March 2009.

See also

• 1960s in Hong Kong
• Yeung Kwong