Raymond Ho Chung-tai (, born 23 March 1939 in

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with family roots in Shunde,

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) was, from 1998 to 2012, a member of the

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(Legco), representing the

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

industry in functional constituencies seats. During his tenure in the legislature, he was a member of Professional Forum, formerly known as the Alliance a pro-Beijing group in Legco. In 2012, he lost the election to Lo Wai-Kok a member of

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, a pro-Beijing group. He is a registered

structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economi ...

and a registered

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in building, civil, environmental, geotechnical and structural engineering. He is the ex-president of

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.Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai, SBS, S.B.St.J., JP
/ref> Raymond graduated with a

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degree in engineering from the

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, and a

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degree from the

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Raymond Ho
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Raymond 1939 births Living people Chinese structural engineers Hong Kong civil engineers Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Manchester Alumni of City, University of London Delegates to the 10th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Members of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star New Hong Kong Alliance politicians Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong politicians Professional Forum politicians Members of the Provisional Legislative Council HK LegCo Members 1998–2000 HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 HK LegCo Members 2004–2008 HK LegCo Members 2008–2012 Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021