Kim Cham Yau-sum JP (born 16 April 1946, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong businessman, accountant and politician. He studied at the St. Paul's Co-Educational College and graduated from the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

with bachelor's degree in Economics in 1968. He continued his master's degree at the Queen's University in Canada and later the doctoral degree at the

University of Bath (Virgil, Georgics II) , mottoeng = Learn the culture proper to each after its kind , established = 1886 (Merchant Venturers Technical College) 1960 (Bristol College of Science and Technology) 1966 (Bath University of Technology) 1971 (univ ...

in England. He also obtained a certificate in Business Education at the

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

and a diploma in financial management at the University of New England in Australia. He is the fellow of the

British Institute of Management The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a professional institution for management based in the United Kingdom. The major membership classes are ''Member'', ''Fellow'' - for those with significant expertise - and ''Companion'' - the most sen ...

, Institute of Canadian Bankers (FICB), associate member of the Australian Society of Accountants and

Hong Kong Society of Accountants Sir Gordon Menzies Macwhinnie (12 November 1922 – 18 July 2007) was a key figure in Hong Kong before its return to the People's Republic of China. Macwhinnie founded the Hong Kong Society of Accountants, serving as its president from 1973 ...

. He came to politics when he was appointed as a member of the

Urban Council The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services ...

. He was later appointed to the Legislative Council in 1984 by Governor

Edward Youde Sir Edward Youde (; Cantonese: ''Yau Tak''; 19 June 1924 – 5 December 1986) was a British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He served as Governor of Hong Kong between 20 May 1982 and his death on 5 December 1986. Early years Youde ...

. He served as the chairman of the Hong Kong Future Exchanges.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cham, Kim Yau-sum 1946 births Living people Hong Kong accountants Hong Kong businesspeople District councillors of Eastern District Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Queen's University at Kingston alumni Alumni of the University of Bath Harvard Business School alumni University of New England (Australia) alumni HK LegCo Members 1985–1988 Alumni of St. Paul's Co-educational College