Raymond Tam

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tam.

For the Australian badminton player, see Raymond Tam (badminton).

The Honourable Raymond Tam Chi-yuen
譚志源


Director of the Chief Executive's Office
In office 1 August 2009 – 2011
Chief Executive	Sir Donald Tsang
Permanent Secretary	Elizabeth Tse Mak Ching-yu
Special Assistant	Ronald Chan
Preceded by	Norman Chan
Succeeded by	Gabriel Leung^[1]
Undersecretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
In office 1 June 2008 – 31 July 2009
Secretary	Stephen Lam
Succeeded by	Adeline Wong
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 51–52) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School University of Hong Kong

Raymond Tam

Traditional Chinese

譚志源

Simplified Chinese

谭志源

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tán Zhìyuán

Raymond Tam Chi-yuen is the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs of the HKSAR Government.

He is one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong in 2008. He has an educational background in engineering, and has worked in various capacities in the civil service 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.

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 former Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the Office of the Financial Secretary, the Chief Executive's Office, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva, Information Services Department and the Home Affairs Bureau.^[2]

Undersecretary

In 2008 he was offered the opportunity to become an undersecretary for the constitutional and mainland affairs.^[2]^[3] He is known for renouncing his British citizenship under the 2008 Political Appointments System.^[4]

References

↑ http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201109/30/P201109300200_print.htm
1 2 Info.gov.hk. "Info.gov.hk." CE appoints Under Secretaries (with photos). Retrieved on 21 June 2008.
↑ Asia Times. "Asia Times." Hong Kong deputies disappoint . Retrieved on 21 June 2008.
↑ RTHK. "RTHK." Tam refuses to reveal salary. Retrieved on 21 June 2008.

Political offices
Preceded by Stephen Lam	Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 2011–present	Incumbent
Government offices
New office	Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 2008–2009	Succeeded by Adeline Wong
Preceded by Norman Chan	Director of the Chief Executive's Office 2009–2011	Succeeded by Gabriel Leung
Order of precedence
Preceded by Gregory So Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development	Hong Kong order of precedence Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs	Succeeded by Arthur Li Non-official member of the Executive Council

Office of the Chief Executive (Hong Kong)

Director of the Chief Executive's Office: Gabriel Leung

Public Service Commission Office of the Ombudsman Independent Commission Against Corruption Audit Commission Central Policy Unit Secretary for Justice Chief Secretary for Administration Financial Secretary

Current Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong

President: Leung Chun-ying (Chief Executive)¹

Official members

Senior secretaries	Carrie Lam John Tsang Rimsky Yuen

Secretaries	Anthony Cheung Matthew Cheung KC Chan Gregory So Raymond Tam Lai Tung-kwok Eddie Ng Ko Wing-man Wong Kam-sing Paul Chan Lau Kong-wah Clement Cheung Nicholas Yang

Non-official members

Convenor	Lam Woon-kwong

Members	Cheng Yiu-tong Laura Cha Anna Wu Arthur Li Andrew Liao Chow Chung-kong Cheung Hok-ming Fanny Law Cheung Chi-kong Bernard Chan Regina Ip Jeffrey Lam Ip Kwok-him

¹ The Chief Executive serves as the President of the ExCo, but is not a member of the ExCo.

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs: Raymond Tam

Subordinate departments	Registration and Electoral Office Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Mainland)

Predecessors	Constitutional Affairs Bureau Constitutional Affairs Branch Deputy Chief Secretary's Office General Duties Branch

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