Tam Kwok-kiu
Tam Kwok-kiu JP | |
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譚國僑 | |
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| Chairman of the Sham Shui Po District Council | |
| In office 1 July 1997 – 31 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Wong |
| Succeeded by | Chan Tung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1957 Hong Kong |
| Political party | |
| Occupation | District Councillor |
| Profession | Social worker |
Tam Kwok-kiu,
Biography
Tam was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He was educated at the
In the 1995 Urban Council election, Tam won a seat in Sham Shui Po East uncontestedly. He held the seat through 1997 until the provisional council was abolished in 2000. In 1997, he was elected chairman of the Provisional Sham Shui Po District Council. His chairmanship ended in 2007 when the ADPL lost majority in the council. He was elected vice-chairman of the council instead.[1]
In 2005, Tam represented pan-democrats to run in the
In
In the next year's Legislative Council election, Tam represented ADPL to run in Kowloon West, succeeding Frederick Fung who run in the newly established District Council (Second) "super seat". Tam received 30,364 votes and could not win a seat for the ADPL.
In 2015 District Council elections, Tam won back a seat in Nam Shan, Tai Hang Tung & Tai Hang Sai, defeating Wai Hoi-ying with a margin of 572 votes. He successfully defended his seat in the 2019 elections, winning 4,546 votes.[2]
In 2016, Tam narrowly defeated chairwoman Rosanda Mok in a primary to stand again in Kowloon West for the 2016 Legislative Council election.[3]
He also holds a master's degree in social science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master's degree in social work from the University of Hong Kong.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "九龍西選區候選人簡介". ADPL.
- ^ "Election Results". District Council Election 2019. Registration and Electoral Office.
- ^ "民協何啟明欲選「超級」 嫌民協老鬼唔識講sound bite". HK01. 26 January 2016.