Paul Tse

Paul Tse
Paul Tse
Traditional Chinese	謝偉俊
Simplified Chinese	谢伟俊
Cantonese Yale	Jeh Wáih-jeun
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiè Wěijùn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jeh Wáih-jeun

The Honourable

Paul Tse Wai-chun

JP
The Honourable; Paul Tse Wai-chun; JP
謝偉俊
Member of the Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 October 2012
Preceded by	New seat
Constituency	Kowloon East
	In office; 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2012
Preceded by	Howard Young
Succeeded by	Yiu Si-wing
Constituency	Tourism
Personal details
Born	21 January 1959 (age 62); Hong Kong
Spouse(s)	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.); Renmin University
Occupation	Solicitor

Paul Tse Wai-chun, JP (Chinese: 謝偉俊, born 1959) is a Hong Kong solicitor, who claims 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.^{[citation needed]} 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]

In February 2021, Tse said that Sinopharm vaccines should be administered in Hong Kong, despite the fact that the trial data has not been released.^[4]

Also in February 2021, Tse announced potential reductions of power held by Legislative Council members, claiming that the reductions would create a "balance between the effective operation of the council and the right of speech of legislators."^[5] In response, Andrew Wan said that such changes would serve only to minimize any antigovernmental opposition within the legislature.^[5] Tse also said that lawmakers could be banned for a week if they violated any of the new rules, and that the new rules could take effect as soon as 24 March 2021.^[6]

In April 2021, Tse said that people who urge others to cast blank ballots may commit the crime of "inciting subversion" under the National Security Law.^[7]

Personal life[]

Tse was born in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, under a working family. His family lives in New Jersey, United States.

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 (in Chinese)
^ Siu, Beatrice (16 July 2010), "Minimum wage bill on verge of becoming law", The Standard, archived from the original on 14 August 2010, retrieved 21 July 2010
^ "We can't let vaccinations be politicised: Carrie Lam - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Hong Kong pro-establishment lawmakers seek to amend legislature's house rules, in move set to further restrict their power". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "In absence of filibustering opposition, pro-Beijing camp plans ban on filibustering ｜ Apple Daily". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ Press, Hong Kong Free (6 April 2021). "Calling on others to cast blank protest votes in elections may be illegal, says Hong Kong lawmaker". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

External links[]

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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
Political offices
Preceded by Pamela Peck	Member of Wan Chai District Council Representative for Broadwood 2016–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Priscilla Leung Member of the Legislative Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council	Succeeded by Claudia Mo Member of the Legislative Council

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[SouthChinaMorningPost-1] Ng, Kang-chung (6 July 2015), "Lawmaker who courts controversy", South China Morning Post, retrieved 7 July 2015

[2] 謝偉俊停牌1年 ("Paul Tse suspended for 1 year"), Sina.com, 14 March 2008 (in Chinese)

[TheStandard-3] Siu, Beatrice (16 July 2010), "Minimum wage bill on verge of becoming law", The Standard, archived from the original on 14 August 2010, retrieved 21 July 2010

[4] "We can't let vaccinations be politicised: Carrie Lam - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

[:0-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Hong Kong pro-establishment lawmakers seek to amend legislature's house rules, in move set to further restrict their power". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[6] "In absence of filibustering opposition, pro-Beijing camp plans ban on filibustering ｜ Apple Daily". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[7] Press, Hong Kong Free (6 April 2021). "Calling on others to cast blank protest votes in elections may be illegal, says Hong Kong lawmaker". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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