Tso Seen-wan

Tso Seen-wan
曹善允
Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council
In office
3 October 1935 – 17 January 1937
GovernorAndrew Caldecott
Preceded byRobert Kotewall
Succeeded byChau Tsun-nin
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
3 May 1929 – 17 January 1937
Appointed byCecil Clementi
PresidentAndrew Caldecott
Member of the Sanitary Board
In office
1918–1929
Personal details
Born(1868-11-10)November 10, 1868
Portuguese Macau
DiedJanuary 20, 1953(1953-01-20) (aged 84)
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
OccupationLawyer, businessman, businessman, educationalist
Tso Seen-wan
Chinese曹善允
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Shànyǔn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChou4 Sin6 Wan5
Jyutpingcou4 sin6 wan5

Tso Seen-wan, CBE, JP (Chinese: 曹善允, 10 November 1868 – 20 January 1953), also Ts'o Seen Wan, S. W. Tso or S. W. Ts'o, was a distinguished Hong Kong lawyer, politician, businessman and educationalist.

Formerly served in Legislative Council, Sanitary Board and District Watch Force, Tso greatly contributed to Hong Kong's education and medical care in the early 20th century. He raised fund for several colleges, including the University of Hong Kong, and co-founded Alice Memorial Hospital and Ho Miu Ling Hospital.