[3] Tsang took a gap year after graduating from high school, during which he worked for GEC Plessey Telecommunications.
[4] Tsang studied at the University of Cambridge, where he completed a bachelor's degree and doctorate, both in engineering.
[5] Upon completing his studies in 1991, Tsang became a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bath.
Upon Tsang's return to academia, CUHK appointed him to a full professorship.
[6] Tsang is a Fellow of the IEEE[7] and the Optical Society now rebranded as Optica.