| Yiu-chung Tam 譚耀宗 |
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| Tam at an election forum | |
| Chairman of the HKDAB | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2007 acting from 8 August-28 August |
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| Vice Chairman | Kong-wah Lau Ann Chiang Horace Cheung Starry Lee |
| Preceded by | Lik Ma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1949 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor Trade unionists |
Tam Yiu-chung, GBS, JP, (simplified Chinese: 谭耀宗; traditional Chinese: 譚耀宗; pinyin: Tán Yaòzōng; born 15 December 1949, Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories West constituency. He was a member of the Executive Council from 1997 to 2002. He is the chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).
Tam studied Adult Education at Australian National University and Trade Union Studies at the London School of Economics.
He is a Justice of the Peace and holds the Gold Bauhinia Star.
Tam was elected DAB Chairman following the death from cancer of the previous chairman Ma Lik on 29 August 2007. He had been acting chairman for the preceding three weeks.
Tam and his party take a consistent pro-government, pro-Beijing line.
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| New seat | Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories West constituency 1998–present With: Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan, Leung Yiu-chung (1998–present) Lee Wing-tat (1998–2000) Tang Siu-tong (2000–2004) Albert Chan (2000–present) Selina Chow (2004–2008) Cheung Hok-ming, Lee Wing-tat (2004–present) Wong Kwok-hing (2008–present) |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Ma Lik |
Chairman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Timothy Fok Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Abraham Shek Member of the Legislative Council |
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