About Tsang Siu-Fo
Lived 1923 – 2014 (aged 91). Tsang Siu-Fo was a Chinese spy and politician.
John Tsang Siu-fo (; 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.
In 1978 he returned to live in Guangzhou. He later worked at Jinan University and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
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Who was Tsang Siu-Fo?
Member of Hong Kong police force who turned out to be a spy
When was Tsang Siu-Fo born?
Tsang Siu-Fo was born on 18 June 1923 in Guangzhou.
When did Tsang Siu-Fo die?
Tsang Siu-Fo died on 18 December 2014.
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Tsang Siu-Fo was a spy and politician.
What nationality was Tsang Siu-Fo?
Tsang Siu-Fo was Chinese.
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