Szeto Wai,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

, JP (; 10 April 1913 – 24 July 1991) was a Hong Kong engineer and architect. He was responsible for the design and construction of many buildings of the

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...

when he was the university architect from 1963 to 1978, and became known as the "constructor of the CUHK". He was also an

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of the Executive Council and the

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Retirement, death and personal life

Szeto Wai resided in New York City after his retirement in 1987. He died on 24 July 1991 in Paris, France.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Szeto, Wai 1913 births 1991 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong People from Kaiping Hong Kong architects Hong Kong engineers Hong Kong painters Hong Kong civil servants Chinese architects Engineers from Guangdong Painters from Guangdong Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Politicians from Guangdong Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong