Caspar Tsui

Caspar Tsui Ying-wai
The Honourable; Caspar Tsui Ying-wai
	徐英偉
Secretary for Home Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 April 2020
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	Lau Kong-wah
Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare
	In office; 2 August 2017 – 22 April 2020
Secretary	Law Chi-kwong
Preceded by	Stephen Sui
Succeeded by	Ho Kai-ming
Political Assistant to the Secretary for Home Affairs
	In office; June 2008 – 2 August 2017
Secretary	Tsang Tak-sing → Lau Kong-wah
Succeeded by	Jade Lai
Personal details
Born	1976 (age 44–45); British Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese (Hong Kong)
Political party	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
Alma mater	University of Ottawa; University of Manchester

Caspar Tsui Ying-wai (Chinese: 徐英偉; born 1976) is a Hong Kong politician and government official. Since 2020, he has been Secretary for Home Affairs.

Tsui graduated in social sciences from the University of Ottawa and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Manchester. He worked at several banks including HSBC in Canada, Bank of Montreal, Merrill Lynch and American Express Bank before becoming an investment services manager at Hang Seng Bank. He stepped into politics in 2006 when he joined the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was the vice-chairman of its youth branch, the Young DAB, from 2007 to 2008.[1]

He joined the government in the appointed role of Political Assistant to the Secretary for Home Affairs in 2008, after he renounced his Canadian citizenship that year.[1] In 2017 he became Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare. In April 2020, he was appointed Secretary for Home Affairs, while remaining a member of the DAB, succeeding Lau Kong-wah.[2]

In December 2020, Tsui said that freedom of speech for Hong Kong citizens is not "absolute," and that "The exercise by anyone of the right to freedom of expression carries with it special duties and responsibilities, and may therefore be subject to certain restrictions as provided by law as necessary for respect of the rights or reputations of others, or the protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals."[3]

References

"New faces Carrie Lam has enlisted to help Hong Kong tackle coronavirus impact". South China Morning Post. 20 April 2020.
"Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2020.
"Hong Kong to study 'loopholes' in current laws against misinformation as press freedom advocate raises alarm". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

Political offices
New title	Political Assistant to the Secretary for Home Affairs June 2008–2 August 2017	Succeeded by Jade Lai
Preceded by Stephen Sui	Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare 2 August 2017–22 April 2020	Succeeded by Ho Kai-ming
Preceded by Lau Kong-wah	Secretary for Home Affairs 22 April 2020–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Previous: Erick Tsang Member of the Executive Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Executive Council	Next: Christopher Hui Member of the Executive Council

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[newfaces-1] "New faces Carrie Lam has enlisted to help Hong Kong tackle coronavirus impact". South China Morning Post. 20 April 2020.

[2] "Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2020.

[3] "Hong Kong to study 'loopholes' in current laws against misinformation as press freedom advocate raises alarm". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-09.