Tony Tang is a Hong Kong-born Canadian engineer and city councillor. He was elected as part of the Vision Vancouver slate in 2011. [1] He was defeated in his bid for re-election in the November 15, 2014 civic election, placing 16th in the race for 10 council positions with 49,414 votes. [2]
A native of Hong Kong, Tang immigrated to Canada in 1969 [3] and worked in the home construction sector for more than 22 years. [4] He holds a master's degree in engineering from the University of British Columbia, [5] and studied art through the Alberta College of Art.[ citation needed] An engineer by profession, he is able to speak Cantonese and Mandarin fluently and was a board member of the Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners' Association for five years between 2001 and 2006. [6] [7] He was the chair of the Vancouver board of variance. [8] In September 2009 he was accused by Ray Tomlin, a member of the Vancouver Board of Variance who subsequently fired after the making the allegation, [9] of violating the Vancouver Charter by holding meetings in private. [10] [11] [12]
Tony Tang is a Hong Kong-born Canadian engineer and city councillor. He was elected as part of the Vision Vancouver slate in 2011. [1] He was defeated in his bid for re-election in the November 15, 2014 civic election, placing 16th in the race for 10 council positions with 49,414 votes. [2]
A native of Hong Kong, Tang immigrated to Canada in 1969 [3] and worked in the home construction sector for more than 22 years. [4] He holds a master's degree in engineering from the University of British Columbia, [5] and studied art through the Alberta College of Art.[ citation needed] An engineer by profession, he is able to speak Cantonese and Mandarin fluently and was a board member of the Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners' Association for five years between 2001 and 2006. [6] [7] He was the chair of the Vancouver board of variance. [8] In September 2009 he was accused by Ray Tomlin, a member of the Vancouver Board of Variance who subsequently fired after the making the allegation, [9] of violating the Vancouver Charter by holding meetings in private. [10] [11] [12]