Peter Tsao

Peter Tsao Kwang-yung, CBE (1989) (Chinese: 曹廣榮; born 7 October 1933, Shanghai – died 6 June 2005, Thailand) was a career civil servant of Hong Kong. Tsao was Secretary for Administrative Services and Information (行政司) and Secretary for Home Affairs (政務司) of colonial Hong Kong Government from 1985 to 1991. He was the first ethnic Chinese person to be in a secretary-level position during colonial administration. He was described as "Bad Boy Tsao" in headlines in 1986 when he was posted to Brussels as representative for Hong Kong trade relations with the European Union.

In 1950 he emigrated to Hong Kong where he was educated at St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong. In 1955 he began working at the Royal Observatory as computing officer (grade III). He later worked as hygiene officer and assistant trade officer at the government. In 1991 he retired. In 2005, he died in Thailand, aged 71.

Later positions

• 1979 – Director of Trade, Industry and Customs
• 1981 – Director of Industry
• 1983 – Director of Information Services
• 1986 – Representative to Brussels
• 1986 – Secretary for Administrative Services and Information
• 1990 – Secretary for Home Affairs (4th ranked)

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