Tsang Tak-sing

Tsang Tak-sing, , born in Guangzhou, is the Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong. Formerly an adviser to the Central Policy Unit, he assumed office on July 1st 2007, replacing Patrick Ho. He is the younger brother of Tsang Yok-sing, who was the legislative councilor and former chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong. Tsang is regarded as pro-Beijing with a long history of supporting the Communist Party of China.

Early years

1967 HK riot participant

Tsang is a leftist who participated in the Hong Kong 1967 Leftist Riots, when he was a Form Six student at .

Arrest

He was arrested after distributing anti-government and Communism promotion leaflets, which condemned "the education system aiming at enslavement", around the entrance of his school. He was reported by the schoolmaster, arrested, trialed and convicted for two years for distributing leaflets that promote public order crime , and deprived of his chance of getting university education due to his criminal record.

Career

A younger brother of Tsang Yok-sing, he joined the ''New Evening Post'' after his release from Stanley Prison in 1969. He became chief editor of ''Ta Kung Pao'' in 1988. He has been a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress since the same year and was appointed an adviser to the Central Policy Unit in 1998.

In December 2007 just days after Anson Chan's pro-democratic party victory in the , he accused her of being a "sudden democrat" who "suddenly cares about people's livelihood". He further commented "Our new legislator today is a former official ... Unless she believes that was democracy, I don't know whether she has worked for people's livelihood or officials' livelihood."