John Tsang Siu-fo (Chinese: 曾昭科; 18 June 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Chinese police officer of the Hong Kong police force until he was discovered to be a communist spy.
Career
Tsang was born in Guangzhou, China. He was the highest-ranking Chinese member of the Hong Kong Police Force in the 1960s, when Hong Kong was part of the British colony. The Hong Kong government announced on 6 October 1961 that Tsang is to be detained. On 30 November of the same year, he was announced publicly to be involved in espionage spying activities for the Chinese Communist Party. He was deported to the People's Republic of China.
In 1978 he returned to live in Guangzhou. He later worked at Jinan University and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
In 2002 he was asked by the media whether he was returning to Hong Kong. He said he was a Hong Kong citizen then and now. And that the Hong Kong Chief Executive should vindicate him so he can rehabilitated.
References
- "南方plus-广东头条新闻资讯平台".
- ^ Wen Wei Po, 26 December 2006. "涉港秘件解密系列之二．粵人勒緊褲頭 東江水解港困." Retrieved on 30 March 2009.
- Carroll, John Mark Carroll. (2007). A concise history of Hong Kong. Rowman & Littlefield publishing. ISBN 0-7425-3422-7, ISBN 978-0-7425-3422-3. pg. 237.
- Sing Tao Daily, 6 March 2002. "曾昭科盼董特首昭雪." Retrieved on 30 March 2009.
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