Michael Tien Puk-sun (; born 26 August 1950) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

politician, businessman and member of the

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for New Territories North West. He is the founder and chairman of the G2000 and U2 Clothing retail chains and former chairman of the

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC; ) is a Government of Hong Kong, Hong Kong State-owned enterprise, wholly government-owned railway and land Asset management, asset manager. It was established in 1982 under the Kowloon-Canton Railw ...

(KCRC). He was formerly a member of the

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, which was led by his elder brother, James Tien, and a member of the New People's Party.

History

Tien was appointed as the chairman of the

(KCRC) in December 2001 amid public criticism on his predecessor, K. Y. Yeung. He proposed and implemented administrative reforms that enhanced KCRC's transparency and accountability; he regularly attended Legco meeting and explained the company's policies and decisions. In 2006, Tien resigned as chairman of the KCRC due to disputes with other directors over his management style. Tien joined the

in 2008 and became District Officer for Kowloon West. He quit the party in 2010 and started the New People's Party with

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, of which he became the deputy chairman. In the 2017 Chief Executive election, Tien supported his party chairwoman Regina Ip. He complained the election had "lost its shape" due to the increasing interference of "an invisible hand", referring to the Liaison Office. Tien inclined his support for John Tsang after Ip dropped out, although Ip endorsed

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on the last day before the election. Tien eventually quit the party on 10 April with six District Councillors. In the 2019 District Council elections, Tien lost his Tsuen Wan District Council seat following a rout of pro-Beijing candidates amidst the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. In December 2021, it was reported that Tien was eligible to vote four times in the

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, yielding 0.0328896% of the total voting value (elected seats), which is 6618 times more than the value of an average voter's total voting value.

Background and education

Tien attended

Diocesan Boys' School The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) is a day and boarding Anglican boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 Argyle Street, Hong Kong, Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. The school's mission is "to provide a liberal education based on Christianity ...

and spent a year at Worcester Academy in the United States.HK Magazine ‘First Person’
6 December 2012 Tien has a degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

and an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...

from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

Property ownership

According to Tien's January 2022 declaration of assets, he owns property in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the United States.

Current posts

* Member of the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under People's Republic of China, China's "one country, two systems" c ...

( New Territories North West (2021 constituency))'Substance matters' to voters: Michael Tien
/ref> * Member of National People’s Congress, PRC (Hong Kong Deputy) * Chairman of Employees Retraining Board (ERB) * Chairman of Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) * Member of Manpower Development Committee (MDC) * Member of Education Commission (EC) * Chairman of Retail Industry Working Group under the Skills Upgrading Scheme (EDB) * Supervisor of David Li Kwok Po College

* Chairman of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) * Chairman of the Privatization Sub-group of the Business Advisory Group (BAG), under the Financial Secretary’s Office * Chairman of Wholesale, Retail, Import & Export Training Board,

Vocational Training Council The Vocational Training Council (VTC) is the largest vocational education, training and professional development group in Hong Kong. Established in 1982, the VTC provides credentials for some 250,000 students each year through a full range o ...

(VTC) * Chairman of Working Group on Professional Relevance Advisory Committee on Teacher Education & Qualification (ACTEQ) * Chairman of Advisory Committee to School of Design,

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 a ...

* Member of

Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority The Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority (HKBA) was an organisation responsible for licensing and regulating the broadcasting industry in Hong Kong. It was formed in 1987. The organisation was authorised to investigate complaints made regarding pro ...

* Council Member of Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) * Member of Language Fund Advisory Committee (LFAC), Education Department * Member of Tsuen Wan District Council ( Discovery Park Constituency) * Alternate Member of Listing Committee,

Hong Kong Stock Exchange The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (, SEHK, also known as Hong Kong Stock Exchange) is a stock exchange based in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the List of major stock exchanges, 9th largest globally by market ...

* Member of Hong Kong Sports Development Board * Director of The Community Chest of Hong Kong * Chairman,

Kowloon West Regional Office

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