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title="Grand Bauhinia Medal">GBM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace" title="Justice of the peace">JP</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"><div class="nickname" lang="zh-hk"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">譚耀宗</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg/220px-Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg/330px-Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg/440px-Tam_Yiu-chung.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1110" data-file-height="1480" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Tam Yiu-chung in the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_Complex" title="Legislative Council Complex">Legislative Council Complex</a> in 2015</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">Standing Committee of the National People's Congress</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />18 March 2018 – 11 March 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rita_Fan" title="Rita Fan">Rita Fan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee" title="Starry Lee">Starry Lee</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong" title="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong">Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />28 August 2007 – 17 April 2015</td><link 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>New constituency</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cheng_Yiu-tong" title="Cheng Yiu-tong">Cheng Yiu-tong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Labour_(constituency)" title="Labour (constituency)">Labour</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998<br />(<a href="/wiki/Provisional_Legislative_Council" title="Provisional Legislative Council">Provisional Legislative Council</a>)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>New parliament</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Parliament abolished</i></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2 July 1998 – 30 September 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>New parliament</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Chu" title="Eddie Chu">Eddie Chu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Territories_West_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Territories West (constituency)">New Territories West</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1949-12-15</span>) </span>15 December 1949<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 75)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">British Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Chinese</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong" title="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong">Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong</a> (DAB)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Trade_Unions" title="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions">Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions</a> (FTU)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Lai Xiang-ming</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Australian_National_University" title="Australian National University">Australian National University</a><br /><a href="/wiki/London_Metropolitan_University" title="London Metropolitan University">London Metropolitan University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Councillor" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative Councillor">Legislative Councillor</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Trade_unionists" class="mw-redirect" title="Trade unionists">Trade unionists</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">Politician</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tam_Yiu-chung_signature.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tam Yiu-chung's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tam_Yiu-chung_signature.svg/128px-Tam_Yiu-chung_signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tam_Yiu-chung_signature.svg/192px-Tam_Yiu-chung_signature.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tam_Yiu-chung_signature.svg/256px-Tam_Yiu-chung_signature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="231" data-file-height="78" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Tam Yiu-chung</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Traditional Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant" style="font-size: 1rem;">譚耀宗</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">Simplified Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans" style="font-size: 1rem;">谭耀宗</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Standard Mandarin</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanyu Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Tán Yaòzōng</span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Yue: Cantonese</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Taam<sup>4</sup> Jiu<sup>6</sup>zung<sup>1</sup></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tam Yiu-chung</b>, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Bauhinia_Medal" title="Grand Bauhinia Medal">GBM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace" title="Justice of the peace">JP</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">譚耀宗</span>; born 15 December 1949) is a pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong. He is a former member of the <a href="/wiki/Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">Standing Committee of the National People's Congress</a> (NPCSC), former member of the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council of Hong Kong</a> (LegCo) and former chairman of the pro-Beijing <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong" title="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong">Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong</a> (DAB). </p><p>A member of the traditional left-wing <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Trade_Unions" title="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions">Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions</a> (FTU), Tam was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Drafting_Committee" title="Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee">Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee</a> (BLDC) and among the first elected members of the Legislative Council through the <a href="/wiki/Labour_(constituency)" title="Labour (constituency)">Labour</a> <a href="/wiki/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Functional constituency (Hong Kong)">functional constituency</a> in 1985. He was the founding vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong formed in 1992 and its party chairman from 2007 to 2015. </p><p>He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in <a href="/wiki/New_Territories_West_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Territories West (constituency)">New Territories West</a> from 1998 until his retirement in 2016. A member of the National Committee of the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_People%27s_Political_Consultative_Conference" title="Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference">Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference</a> (CPPCC), Tam was elected to the National People's Congress in 2017 and succeeded <a href="/wiki/Rita_Fan" title="Rita Fan">Rita Fan</a> to become the Hong Kong representative in the NPCSC. On 15 January 2021, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Department of the Treasury">United States Department of the Treasury</a> placed <a href="/wiki/Executive_Order_13936" title="Executive Order 13936">sanctions</a> on six officials, including Tam, responsible for the <a href="/wiki/January_2021_arrests_of_Hong_Kong_pro-democracy_activists" class="mw-redirect" title="January 2021 arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists">mass arrests of pro-democratic activists on 6 January</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tam_Yiu-chung&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tam was born in a Hakka family of <a href="/wiki/Huiyang" class="mw-redirect" title="Huiyang">Huiyang</a> ancestry in Hong Kong on 15 December 1949. In 1968, when he was a 19-year-old window display designer, he joined a retail union. He later rose to be the union's vice-chairman in 1975 and become one of the vice-chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Federation_of_Trade_Unions" title="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions">Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions</a> (FTU), the largest <a href="/wiki/Pro-Beijing_camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Beijing camp">pro-Communist</a> trade union in Hong Kong, with <a href="/wiki/Cheng_Yiu-tong" title="Cheng Yiu-tong">Cheng Yiu-tong</a> in 1982. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration" title="Sino-British Joint Declaration">Sino-British Joint Declaration</a> finalised which determined the Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong after 1997 in December 1984, Tam was appointed by the Beijing government to the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Drafting_Committee" title="Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee">Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee</a> (BLDC) which responsible for the drafting of the mini-constitution of Hong Kong after 1997 in February 1985. In September 1985, he was first elected to the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council of Hong Kong</a> (LegCo) in the <a href="/wiki/1985_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1985 Hong Kong legislative election">first ever Legislative Council election</a> as one of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_(constituency)" title="Labour (constituency)">Labour representatives</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Pang_Chun-hoi" title="Pang Chun-hoi">Pang Chun-hoi</a>, president of the <a href="/wiki/Pro-Taiwan_camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Taiwan camp">pro-Kuomintang</a> <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_and_Kowloon_Trades_Union_Council" title="Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council">Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council</a> (TUC).<sup id="cite_ref-outgoing_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outgoing-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiananmen Square protests of 1989">Tiananmen Square protests of 1989</a>, Tam and Cheng Yiu-tong joined the <a href="/wiki/Pro-democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-democrats">pro-democrats</a>' demonstrations in support of the Tiananmen students. After the massacre on 4 June, he strongly condemned the Beijing authorities for the bloody suppression. However, he soon turned muted on the events with other pro-Beijing leftists.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, he co-founded the pro-Beijing party the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong">Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong</a> (DAB) with other local pro-Communist leaders. He became the founding vice-chairman of the party. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1995_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1995 Hong Kong legislative election">1995 Legislative Council elections</a>, he gave up his Legislative Council seat in the Labour constituency to fight in <a href="/wiki/Kowloon_South-east_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kowloon South-east (constituency)">Kowloon Southeast</a>, one of 18 <a href="/wiki/Geographical_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Geographical constituencies">geographical constituencies</a> elected by the public at large, but narrowly defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Hong_Kong)" title="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)">Democratic Party</a> candidate <a href="/wiki/Fred_Li_Wah-ming" class="mw-redirect" title="Fred Li Wah-ming">Fred Li Wah-ming</a>, finishing a little over 2,000 votes behind.<sup id="cite_ref-outgoing_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outgoing-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="SAR_Legislative_Council">SAR Legislative Council</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tam_Yiu-chung&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: SAR Legislative Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996, he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Legislative_Council" title="Provisional Legislative Council">Provisional Legislative Council</a> tightly controlled by Beijing on the eve of the unification by the 400-strong <a href="/wiki/Selection_Committee_(Hong_Kong)" title="Selection Committee (Hong Kong)">Selection Committee</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/1998_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="1998 Hong Kong legislative election">first SAR Legislative Council election</a>, he was elected through the <a href="/wiki/New_Territories_West_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Territories West (constituency)">New Territories West</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-outgoing_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outgoing-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1997, he was appointed by <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a> <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee-hwa" title="Tung Chee-hwa">Tung Chee-hwa</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council</a> which he served until 2002. He was also appointed chairman of the Elderly Commission from 1997 to 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-outgoing_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outgoing-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Bauhinia_Star" title="Gold Bauhinia Star">Gold Bauhinia Star</a> (GBS) by the government. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/2003_Hong_Kong_local_elections" title="2003 Hong Kong local elections">2003 District Council election</a> the DAB's disastrous performance, the party chairman <a href="/wiki/Tsang_Yok-sing" class="mw-redirect" title="Tsang Yok-sing">Tsang Yok-sing</a> resigned from his office and succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Ma_Lik" title="Ma Lik">Ma Lik</a>. He was re-elected to become the vice-chairman for the second time. In 2007, after being acting chairman for the preceding three weeks, he succeeded Ma Lik who died of cancer to become the party chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under his chairmanship, the DAB received electoral victories in the 2007 and 2011 District Council elections. In the <a href="/wiki/2012_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2012 Hong Kong legislative election">2012 Legislative Council election</a>, he led the party to achieve the greatest victory in history, bagging 13 seats in total, by deploying two and three tickets in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Island_(constituency)" title="Hong Kong Island (constituency)">Hong Kong Island</a> and New Territories West respectively and having all the tickets being elected except for <a href="/wiki/Lau_Kong-wah" title="Lau Kong-wah">Lau Kong-wah</a>'s ticket in <a href="/wiki/District_Council_(Second)" title="District Council (Second)">District Council (Second)</a>. </p><p>In February 2015, he announced that he will step down as DAB chairman to open the door for a new generation of leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-outgoing_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outgoing-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 17 April 2015, <a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee" title="Starry Lee">Starry Lee</a> succeeded Tam in the party's leadership election.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received <a href="/wiki/Grand_Bauhinia_Medal" title="Grand Bauhinia Medal">Grand Bauhinia Medal</a> (GBM), the highest award in the Hong Kong medal system, by the government on 1 July 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_People's_Congress"><span id="National_People.27s_Congress"></span>National People's Congress</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tam_Yiu-chung&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National People's Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He did not seek for re-election in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Hong_Kong_legislative_election" title="2016 Hong Kong legislative election">2016 Legislative Council election</a> along with three other party seniors Tsang Yok-sing, <a href="/wiki/Ip_Kwok-him" title="Ip Kwok-him">Ip Kwok-him</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chan_Kam-lam" title="Chan Kam-lam">Chan Kam-lam</a>. </p><p>Tam Yiu-chung had been also a Hong Kong deputy to the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_People%27s_Political_Consultative_Conference" title="Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference">Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference</a> (CPPCC) since 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-outgoing_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outgoing-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, he switched from the CPPCC to run for the <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress" title="National People's Congress">National People's Congress</a> (NPC) and succeeded <a href="/wiki/Rita_Fan" title="Rita Fan">Rita Fan</a> to be the Hong Kong representative in the <a href="/wiki/Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">Standing Committee of the National People's Congress</a> (NPCSC). </p><p>In March 2018, he warned of the recent constitutional amendments in China meant Hongkongers who call for an end to "one-party dictatorship" in China, a slogan of the <a href="/wiki/Pro-democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-democrats">pro-democrats</a> and one of the five pillars of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Alliance_in_Support_of_Patriotic_Democratic_Movements_in_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China">Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China</a> (HKASPDMC) might be disqualified from running for local office.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the same month, Tam condemned <a href="/wiki/Occupy_Central_with_Love_and_Peace" title="Occupy Central with Love and Peace">Occupy Central</a> co-founder <a href="/wiki/Benny_Tai" title="Benny Tai">Benny Tai</a> for his remarks on the possibility of <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_independence" title="Hong Kong independence">Hong Kong independence</a> after the end of "dictatorship" in China. Tam urged Hong Kong to urgently implement <a href="/wiki/Article_23_of_the_Basic_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Article 23 of the Basic Law">Article 23 of the Basic Law</a> to criminalise a series of acts including sedition, treason and subversion. He also asked if it was still appropriate for Tai to keep his job at HKU.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2020, Tam said that discussions about Hong Kong independence should not be allowed in schools, and claimed it would violate the <a href="/wiki/2020_Hong_Kong_national_security_law" title="2020 Hong Kong national security law">National Security Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, Tam warned that pro-democracy lawmakers in the Legislative Council who were using filibustering techniques may be disqualified from their positions.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, the pro-democracy lawmakers threatened to collectively quit if any of them were disqualified.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the disqualification of the 4 lawmakers, Tam said that he strongly supported the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2021, following repeated calls from Tam to reform the judiciary, Chief Justice <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Ma" title="Geoffrey Ma">Geoffrey Ma</a> said that the judiciary should not be reformed simply due to the pro-Beijing party being unhappy with the court's rulings.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, Tam wrote that Hong Kong's political system needed reforming, and that the NPCSC was responsible for resolving issues that the Hong Kong could not fix by itself.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in February, Tam linked the city with the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a>, asking "If you oppose the Chinese Communist Party, how can you maintain that you genuinely safeguard the interests of Hong Kong?"<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, Tam led the "Sign For HK 2021 campaign," which claimed to have collected 2.38 million signatures from those in Hong Kong in support of changes to only allow "patriots" to serve in the government.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deputy chief of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Public_Opinion_Research_Institute" title="Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute">Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute</a> (PORI) said he was skeptical of the authenticity of the signatures, and said that it was impossible to collect so many signatures in such a short time.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in March 2021, Tam suggested that pan-democrats could only blame themselves for the enacting of laws to ensure only "patriots" serve in the government.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the NPCSC passed legislation to allow only "patriots" to serve in the government, Tam claimed that Hong Kong could continue with democratic development after normality is restored.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2021, Tam stated that "When the foreign powers <a href="/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion" title="Boxer Rebellion">invaded China</a> in 1900, they looted and burned down the <a href="/wiki/Old_Summer_Palace" title="Old Summer Palace">Old Summer Palace</a> in today's Beijing. That's a historical fact and there's no alternative way to interpret it."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the looting and burning of the palace happened in 1860, during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Opium_War" title="Second Opium War">Second Opium War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though Tam had originally supported the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, in 2021 he claimed that he did not know all of the facts, and when organizers of the annual Tiananmen vigil were arrested under the national security law, Tam said authorities were just following the law.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 5 January 2022, <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Lam" title="Carrie Lam">Carrie Lam</a> announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Hong_Kong" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong">COVID-19</a> outbreaks.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One day later, it was discovered that many government officials attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:02_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tam later said that he saw no issues with the private party, and instead blamed the crew of <a href="/wiki/Cathay_Pacific" title="Cathay Pacific">Cathay Pacific</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Frank_Chan" title="Frank Chan">Frank Chan Fan</a> for allowing aircrew to quarantine at home.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tam also defended one guest, <a href="/wiki/Caspar_Tsui" title="Caspar Tsui">Caspar Tsui</a>, and said that it was Tsui's job to meet with people from various sectors.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tam tested positive for <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> on 30 June 2022, and was unable to attend <a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">July 1</a> celebrations with <a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party">CCP general secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2022, Tam said that pro-democracy figures should not cut ties with the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2022, after <a href="/wiki/2022_visit_by_Nancy_Pelosi_to_Taiwan" title="2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan">Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_(government_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Lee (government official)">John Lee</a> vowed "The Hong Kong government would fully support and facilitate all necessary measures by Beijing to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Tam said Hong Kong did not have much decision making power and that "It depends on what Beijing wants us to do."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2022, Tam said he would not run for the next NPCSC election, and that he was proud of his previous work on the national security law, as well as <a href="/wiki/2021_Hong_Kong_electoral_changes" title="2021 Hong Kong electoral changes">electoral reforms</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2022, Tam said that if Hong Kong courts allow <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lai" title="Jimmy Lai">Jimmy Lai</a> to use a UK-based lawyer, the NPCSC would need to step in to block the use of foreign lawyers and clear any misunderstandings about the national security law; Tam also denied that he was influencing the court's decision.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast, <a href="/wiki/Ronny_Tong" title="Ronny Tong">Ronny Tong</a> said that it was inappropriate to comment on cases before rulings were issued.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Professor Johannes Chan Man-mun, former law dean of HKU, said that the NPCSC interpretation "may severely compromise Hong Kong as an international city," and that calls to have the NPCSC intervene before the court had issued its decision were "disturbing" and could undermine the rule of law and judicial independence in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tam earlier said that the only way to resolve the issue was to have the NPCSC intervene; in December 2022, Tam backtracked and claimed "I've never insisted on an interpretation."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tam also later claimed that "it would be best" if Hong Kong could handle the issue without the NPCSC.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2023, after the NPCSC ruled that the Chief Executive could ban foreign lawyers, Tam said that changing Hong Kong law to align it with the national security law would have no impact on the legal system, and would only bring benefits.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2022, Tam said that defendants charged under the national security law could have their trials in mainland China if they cannot find a lawyer in Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2023, Tam said that all foreign lawyers should be banned from national security cases, and that "It is clearer to draw a line in the sand by ruling out foreign lawyers from taking part in national security cases as it is difficult to tell whether the case involves state secrets in the first place."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tam_Yiu-chung&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tam studied Adult Education at <a href="/wiki/Australian_National_University" title="Australian National University">Australian National University</a> and Trade Union Studies at the <a href="/wiki/London_Metropolitan_University" title="London Metropolitan University">London Metropolitan University</a>. He is married with two sons.<sup id="cite_ref-outgoing_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outgoing-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sons are Australian citizens and hold Australian passports.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tam_Yiu-chung&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBrunnstrom2021" class="citation news cs1">Brunnstrom, Humeyra Pamuk, David (15 January 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-sanctions-idUSKBN29K1RC">"U.S. announces new sanctions on six linked to Hong Kong mass arrests"</a>. <i>Reuters</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Cheng Yiu-tong">Cheng Yiu-tong</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="2"><b>New parliament</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Legislative_Council" title="Provisional Legislative Council">Provisional Legislative Council</a> </b><br />1997–1998 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"><b>Replaced by <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a> </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Legislative Council </b><br /><i><b>Representative for <a href="/wiki/New_Territories_West_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Territories West (constituency)">New Territories West</a></b></i><br />1998–2016 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Chu" title="Eddie 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Yu" title="Jose Yu">Jose Yu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lo_Man-tuen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lo Man-tuen (page does not exist)">Lo Man-tuen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#1861AC;color:white;"><div id="Representatives396" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Representatives</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#1861AC;color:white; line-height:1.1em;"><a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong"><span style="color:white;">ExCo members</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tam Yiu-chung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasper_Tsang" title="Jasper Tsang">Jasper Tsang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lau_Kong-wah" title="Lau Kong-wah">Lau Kong-wah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starry_Lee" title="Starry Lee">Starry Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ip_Kwok-him" title="Ip Kwok-him">Ip Kwok-him</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Cheung" title="Horace Cheung">Horace Cheung</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#1861AC;color:white; line-height:1.1em;"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong"><span 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