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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Maria TAM Wai-chu
|name=Maria Tam Wai-chu
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1945|11|2|df=y}}
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1945|11|2|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Hong Kong]]
|birth_place=[[Hong Kong]]
|image=Maria Tam Wai-Chu 2010.jpg
|image=Maria Tam Wai-Chu 2010 Enlarged.jpg
|term=[[11th National People's Congress]]
|office=Deputy of Hong Kong to [[National People's Congress]]
|office=Deputy of Hong Kong to [[National People's Congress|NPC]]
|term_start=8 December 1997<br>[[9th National People's Congress]]<br>[[10th National People's Congress]]<br>[[11th National People's Congress]]
|president=[[Jiang Zemin]]<br>[[Hu Jintao]]<br>[[Xi Jinping]]
|term_start=2008}}
|office1=Unofficial Member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong]]
|term_start1=1984
|term_end1=1991
|appointed1=Sir [[Edward Youde]]<br>Sir [[David Wilson]]
|office2=Unofficial Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]]
|term_start2=1 September 1981
|term_end2=22 August 1991
|appointed2=Sir [[Murray MacLehose]]<br>Sir [[Edward Youde]]<br>Sir [[David Wilson]]
|term_start3=21 December 1996
|term_end3=27 June 1997<br>([[Provisional Legislative Council]])
|alma_mater=[[St. Paul's Co-educational College]]<br>[[University of London]]<br>[[Gray’s Inn]]
|occupation=Barrister
|party=[[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]]
|otherparty=[[Progressive Hong Kong Society]] {{small|(1985–90s)}}<br>[[Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong]] {{small|(1990–97)}}
}}
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'''Maria Tam Wai-chu''' {{small|[[Grand Bauhinia Medal|GBM]] [[Gold Bauhinia Star|GBS]] [[Justice of the Peace|JP]]}} ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 譚惠珠) is a [[barrister]] by profession and a contributor in the public domain of [[Hong Kong]]. An [[alumna]] of [[St. Paul's Co-educational College]], she received her legal education at the [[University of London]] and subsequently became a member of [[Gray’s Inn]], London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Database on Legislative Council Members|url=http://app.legco.gov.hk/member_front/english/library/member_detail.aspx?id=198|work=The Legislative Council Commission}}</ref>


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In the 1980s she was a member of four different levels councils in Hong Kong, namely the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong]], [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]], [[Urban Council of Hong Kong]] and the [[Central and Western District Council|Central and Western District Board]]. She was also a former Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee, a member of the [[Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]] (PRC) and Hong Kong Affairs Advisor (PRC). She is a member of the Board of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, a member of the Advisory Committee on Corruption of the ICAC, a deputy to the [[National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China]] (PRC) and a member of the Committee for the [[Hong Kong Basic Law|Basic Law]] of the Hong Kong SAR under the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
{{One source|date=September 2012}}


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In February 2006, Tam joined the board of subsequently Hong Kong-listed mainland Chinese Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd, one of the world's largest paperboard manufacturers, whose conditions for workers at its plants were sharply criticised in the 2008 human rights report by the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China and by Hong Kong's [[Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour]] (SACOM).<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2009/02/23/blue_box_recycler_cited_for_abuses.html Bluebox recycler cited for abuses, 23 Feb 2009 Toronto Star]</ref>
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'''Maria TAM Wai-chu''', [[Hong Kong honours system|GBS]], [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] ([[Traditional Chinese]]: 譚惠珠) is a [[barrister]] by profession and a contributor in the public domain of [[Hong Kong]]. An [[alumna]] of [[St. Paul's Co-educational College]], she received her legal education at the [[University of London]] and subsequently became a member of [[Gray’s Inn]], London.


She became the most remarkable spokeswoman for the Beijing authority on the issues of Basic Law and constitutional reform. In 2013 on the matter of the [[universal suffrage]] of the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]], she said the [[United Nations]]' [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]] indicated that the right to be elected is not universal. She also suggested that an interpretation of the Basic Law by Beijing could be the last option for determining how universal suffrage could be implemented for the [[Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2017|2017 chief executive election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Beijing-loyalist Maria Tam says the right to be elected is not universal|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1204078/basic-law-interpretation-last-resort-settle-universal-suffrage-debate|date=31 March 2013|title=Beijing-loyalist Maria Tam says the right to be elected is not universal|newspaper=South China Morning Post|first1=Phila|last1=Siu|first2=Stuart|last2=Lau|first3=Colleen|last3=Lee}}</ref>
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In the 1980s she was a member of four different levels councils in Hong Kong, namely the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong]], [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]], [[Urban Council of Hong Kong]] and the [[Central and Western District Council|Central and Western District Board]]. She was also a former Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee, a member of the [[Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]] (PRC) and Hong Kong Affairs Advisor (PRC). She is a member of the Board of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, a member of the Advisory Committee on Corruption of the ICAC, a deputy to the [[National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China]] (PRC) and a member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR under the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.


She received the [[Grand Bauhinia Medal]] on 1 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1272712/basic-law-panel-member-maria-tam-receives-grand-bauhinia-medal|title=Basic Law panel member Maria Tam receives Grand Bauhinia Medal|date=1 July 2013|newspaper=South China Morning Post|first=Emily|last=Tsang}}</ref>
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In February 2006, Tam joined the board of subsequently Hong Kong-listed mainland Chinese Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd, one of the world's largest paperboard manufacturers, whose conditions for workers at its plants were sharply criticised in the 2008 human rights report by the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China and by Hong Kong's [[Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour]] (SACOM).<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2009/02/23/blue_box_recycler_cited_for_abuses.html Bluebox recycler cited for abuses, 23 Feb 2009 Toronto Star]</ref>


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==References==
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Revision as of 12:01, 23 December 2013

Maria Tam Wai-chu
Deputy of Hong Kong to National People's Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 December 1997
9th National People's Congress
10th National People's Congress
11th National People's Congress
PresidentJiang Zemin
Hu Jintao
Xi Jinping
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
1984–1991
Appointed bySir Edward Youde
Sir David Wilson
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 September 1981 – 22 August 1991
Appointed bySir Murray MacLehose
Sir Edward Youde
Sir David Wilson
In office
21 December 1996 – 27 June 1997
(Provisional Legislative Council)
Personal details
Born (1945-11-02) 2 November 1945 (age 78)
Hong Kong
Political partyDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Hong Kong Society (1985–90s)
Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (1990–97)
Alma materSt. Paul's Co-educational College
University of London
Gray’s Inn
OccupationBarrister

Maria Tam Wai-chu GBM GBS JP (Traditional Chinese: 譚惠珠) is a barrister by profession and a contributor in the public domain of Hong Kong. An alumna of St. Paul's Co-educational College, she received her legal education at the University of London and subsequently became a member of Gray’s Inn, London.[1]

In the 1980s she was a member of four different levels councils in Hong Kong, namely the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Urban Council of Hong Kong and the Central and Western District Board. She was also a former Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee, a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (PRC) and Hong Kong Affairs Advisor (PRC). She is a member of the Board of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, a member of the Advisory Committee on Corruption of the ICAC, a deputy to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and a member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong SAR under the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.

In February 2006, Tam joined the board of subsequently Hong Kong-listed mainland Chinese Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd, one of the world's largest paperboard manufacturers, whose conditions for workers at its plants were sharply criticised in the 2008 human rights report by the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China and by Hong Kong's Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM).[2]

She became the most remarkable spokeswoman for the Beijing authority on the issues of Basic Law and constitutional reform. In 2013 on the matter of the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, she said the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights indicated that the right to be elected is not universal. She also suggested that an interpretation of the Basic Law by Beijing could be the last option for determining how universal suffrage could be implemented for the 2017 chief executive election.[3]

She received the Grand Bauhinia Medal on 1 July 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Database on Legislative Council Members". The Legislative Council Commission.
  2. ^ Bluebox recycler cited for abuses, 23 Feb 2009 Toronto Star
  3. ^ Siu, Phila; Lau, Stuart; Lee, Colleen (31 March 2013). "Beijing-loyalist Maria Tam says the right to be elected is not universal". South China Morning Post.
  4. ^ Tsang, Emily (1 July 2013). "Basic Law panel member Maria Tam receives Grand Bauhinia Medal". South China Morning Post.
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Vincent Lo
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
 Hong Kong order of precedence
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star 		Succeeded by
Nellie Fong
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star

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