Xu Jiajie

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Alex Tsui Ka-Kit (born March 1947) is a former Deputy Director of Operations at Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). He was the first ethnic Chinese to hold that rank in the Commission. His sister is chef and television cooking‐show host Margaret Xu.^[1]

Background

Tsui was born in Taishan, Guangdong, and grew up in Hong Kong. He attended Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School from 1959,^[2] and entered the Hong Kong civil service in 1965. He served in the Inland Revenue Department, the Trade and Industry Department, and Customs and Excise.

In 1974 he joined the ICAC, ^[3]and was selected for advanced training at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and the Police Staff College in the United Kingdom. In 1991 he was promoted to Deputy Director of Operations, becoming the Commission’s first ethnic Chinese officer at that level.

Tsui is also known by the pen name "Kun Ching" and by a Thai name, "Luek Sui." After his retirement from the ICAC he became a regular columnist in local newspapers and magazines, often called upon to comment—based on his insider experience—on ICAC-related news events.

He and two colleagues—former lawyer Lam Ping‐cheung and New Zealand barrister Kevin Egan—were once dubbed the "Three Nemeses of the ICAC" for their outspoken criticism.

Dismissal and Legislative Inquiry

In November 1993 Tsui was suddenly dismissed from the ICAC under undisclosed circumstances. He was widely regarded as the operations department’s emerging leader, so his removal provoked public controversy. The Legislative Council’s Security Panel, invoking its special powers, held a formal investigation—the first time those privileges were used—holding 26 meetings including eight public hearings. Witnesses included Tsui himself and the Commission’s Commissioner. In November 1994 the panel concluded that the ICAC’s decision had been justified.

Various rumors circulated about the reason for his dismissal, including alleged underworld connections and unauthorized contact with Mainland security authorities, but no definitive evidence was made public.

Commentary on Public Figures

During the 2007 Hong Kong Island by-election, Tsui, then Vice‐Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (Hong Kong), publicly raised a decade-old property‐purchase discrepancy involving candidate Mrs. Anson Chan, questioning whether preferential pricing had constituted improper benefit. He denied receiving any instructions and said he spoke only in response to media inquiries.

Acting and Media Career

After his second retirement in 2013, Tsui entered the entertainment industry. He made his feature‐film debut in Cold War (2012), winning the Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer at age 67, the oldest to do so. In 2014 he joined A & A Entertainment and appeared in TV dramas including Four Women & Three Bars (2015) and the ViuTV reality series G‑1 Fight Club (2016).

Selected Filmography

Television

2015 – Four Women & Three Bars as Mr. Huo

Film

2012 – Cold War as Investigator Mak
2013 – Drug War as Negotiator

Public Posts

Chairman, Hong Kong Boxing Association
Vice‐Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (Hong Kong)
Chairman, United Democratic Front (Hong Kong)

References

External Links

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