Michael Andrew Tse was born in the United States on 13 January 1964 and is of Chinese and German descent.
[2] He was responsible for overseeing the institute's budget and training Hong Kong's top athletes.
[2][4] Athletes including the windsurfer Lee Lai Shan and the cyclist Wong Kam-po sought his advice at the institute.
Tse said, "I wanted to prove to the Hong Kong sports community that even someone without great natural talent, who works while training, can reach an Asian level.
[8] At the inaugural Asian Indoor Rowing Championships (Chinese: 亞洲室內划艇錦標賽) held in 2000, Tse placed second in the men's open individual 2000m.