11 Facts About Chip Tsao

Chip Tsao is well known for his sarcasm and wry sense of humour.

Chip Tsao's father was the vice chief editor of Ta Kung Pao, a leftwing newspaper in Hong Kong, whilst his mother was an editor of the same paper.

Chip Tsao's maternal grandfather was a journalist of the Pearl River Daily.

Chip Tsao was raised in Hong Kong's Wanchai district, and began reading early in his life.

Chip Tsao began his journalism career in the United Kingdom as a reporter for the BBC and Radio Television Hong Kong.

Chip Tsao's essays are always funny, sometimes lyrical but almost never ruminative.

Chip Tsao first began writing about Hong Kong public affairs in a column for English-language newspaper Eastern Express.

Chip Tsao is often perceived as pro-British, and has been accused of looking down on China.

Chip Tsao has faced various accusations of racism for his English-language writings.

On 27 March 2009, an article of Chip Tsao's entitled "The War at Home" was published in the free HK Magazine.

On 30 March 2009, HK Magazine issued an apology for the offence Chip Tsao's article had caused.