| Honorific prefix | Dr |
|---|---|
| Native name | 譚偉豪 |
| Office | Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
| Term start 1 | 1 October 2008 |
| Term end 1 | 30 September 2012 |
| Predecessor 1 | Sin Chung-kai |
| Successor 1 | Charles Mok |
| Constituency 1 | Information Technology |
| Birth date | 26 February 1964 (age 62) |
| Birth place | Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Company director |
| Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong (BSc) Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PhD) |
Samson Tam Wai-ho, JP () (born 26 February 1964 in Hong Kong) was an elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Functional constituency, Information Technology) from 2008 to 2012. He is the chairman and one of the founders of Group Sense (International) Limited, the manufacturer of "Instant-Dict" () Chinese-English electronic dictionary. He graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a BSc degree. Afterwards he was awarded a PhD by Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received "The Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong" in 1992 and was named one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons” in 1997.[1] He is also the president of Kitchee SC.
Samson won the seat of functional constituency (information technology) in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong election in the year 2008, defeating Charles Mok, by 35 votes.[2]
In the run-up to 23 June 2010 Legco vote on the Hong Kong government's 2009 reform package, he offered his support if it included the Democratic Party's compromise proposal to have the five new district council functional constituency seats returned by popular election.[3]
In the year 2012, Samson lost his seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to Charles Mok, by 765 votes.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Dr. Samson Tam 譚偉豪博士 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Technology advocate wins IT seat in HK Legco election
- ^ Divisions remain over DP compromise Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Standard, 20 June 2010
- ^ "各功能界別選舉結果"
- ^ ""Traditional Functional Constituency Election"". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2012.