Szeto Wai,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established 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 research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university a ...

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

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and the Legislative Council.

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