Raymond Tam Chi-yuen is a Hong Kong politician. He was one of the undersecretaries appointed by the

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in 2008. He has an educational background in engineering, and has worked in various capacities in the

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since 1987. He was appointed as the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs in 2011.

Education

Tam has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering 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 ...

Career

He joined the Administrative Service in September 1987, and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in April 2007. Tam has served in various bureaus and departments including the

Central Policy Unit The Central Policy Unit, established in 1989, was responsible for advising the Chief Executive (previously the Governor) of Hong Kong. It was replaced with the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Unit in 2018. Previous heads * Leo Goodstadt ( ...

, the former Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the Office of the Financial Secretary, the

Chief Executive's Office Office of the Chief Executive (CEO) is one of the government agencies for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It consists of the immediate staff to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and multiple levels of support staff reporting to t ...

, the

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and the

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" ''CE appoints Under Secretaries (with photos).'' Retrieved 21 June 2008. His meteoric rise from undersecretary (D3 rank) to the director of the Chief Executive's Office (above D8 rank) in less than two years was a rarity and radical departure from normal civil service promotion. In 2006, Tien resigned as chairman of the KCRC due to disputes with other directors over his management style. In December 2017, Tam became a member of

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. On 9 April, Raymond Tam chi-yuen said he supported the article twenty three of Basic Law should be passed in Hong Kong as soon as possible.

Undersecretary

In 2008 he was offered the opportunity to become an undersecretary for the constitutional and mainland affairs. He is known for renouncing his British citizenship under the 2008

Political Appointments System The Political Appointments System is a scheme introduced in 2008 by the Hong Kong Government to reinforce its ministerial team by superseding the Principal Officials Accountability System and inserting two layers of politically appointed offic ...

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" ''Tam refuses to reveal salary.'' Retrieved 21 June 2008.

References

Living people Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Government officials of Hong Kong 1964 births {{HongKong-bio-stub