Dr. Daniel Tse Chi-wai, PhD, GBS, CBE, JP

Dr. Daniel Tse is President Emeritus of HKBU, honorary doctorate recipient of HKBU and Chair of the University Council of the University of Macau. Over the years, Dr. Tse has made tremendous contributions to the development of higher education in both Hong Kong and Macau.

 Dr. Tse studied Sociology at Hong Kong Baptist College (HKBC) in 1957. One year after admission, he was awarded a scholarship by the College as a top student to study at Baylor University. In 1968, Dr. Tse returned to teach at HKBC and was later appointed as President in 1971. During his 30 years of inspirational leadership, the College succeeded in raising the academic standard through developing innovative and unique programmes to meet the needs of society and gained full university status in 1994. After his retirement, Dr. Tse has continued to support HKBU in many ways. In 2013, he donated to HKBU a gold watch, which was a precious gift to him from all staff of HKBC in 1971 to celebrate his appointment as President, for fund-raising purposes. The watch raised HK$1.5 million to support the development of the University.

Dr. Tse has also been active in community and public service. He was a councillor of Hong Kong’s Executive and Legislative Councils, an Advisor to the PRC on Hong Kong Affairs and Member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee and a Member of the Preparatory Committee for the HKSAR of the National People’s Congress. He also served as Chair of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong. Dr. Tse served as Member of the Ninth and the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He was Founding President of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia and Trustee of the US-based United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.

In recognition of his notable contributions to higher education and his commitment to public service in Hong Kong, Dr. Tse was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1977 and honoured with the title of Officer of the Most Excellence Order of the British Empire in 1986 and the title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1991. He was also awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR Government in 1998 and nine honorary doctoral degrees and three honorary professorships from various esteemed universities in Europe, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong and Mainland China.