Chairman's Bio

MR JAMES TIEN PEI-CHUN, GBS, JP
CHAIRMAN
HONG KONG TOURISM BOARD

As Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), Mr Tien leads the organisation to promote Hong Kong as a leading travel destination worldwide, thereby maximising the social and economic contribution that tourism makes to the community of Hong Kong.

Besides chairing the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Mr Tien is also a Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Hong Kong.

Through the years, Mr Tien has been actively serving the community. As well as sitting on the Committee on Governance and Political Development of the Commission on Strategic Development, he is currently Court Member of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Council Member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Member of Aviation Development Advisory Committee. He served as Member of the Legislative Council from 1988 to 2008 and was Chairman of the Liberal Party from 1998 to 2008.

Mr Tien has extensive experience in the commercial and manufacturing sectors, and is currently Chairman of the privately held Manhattan Holdings Limited. Having been Chairman of the former Legislative Council Economic Services Panel (currently known as Economic Development Panel) for nine years, he has thorough knowledge of Hong Kong’s economic developments, including the tourism industry. He was Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce from 1996 to 1998, and remains a General Committee Member of the Chamber, as well as the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

Mr Tien was born in Shanghai and was educated at the Diocesan Boys’ School in Hong Kong. After graduating from the University of Illinois in the United States with a Bachelor of Science degree, he went on to gain a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the San Jose State University. He is married with two children.