Tan Weihao
Samson Tam Wai-ho [1] is a technology entrepreneur with over 30 years of corporate management experience. He is the founder of the "Instant-Dict" electronic dictionary. Tam has been involved in angel investing for many years, with investments spanning IT, smart manufacturing, healthcare, and more. He also has a strong interest in artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech, and semiconductors, and is committed to building an ecosystem for startups.
Tam currently serves as Chairman of Group Sense Limited, President of the Hong Kong Industry-University-Research Collaboration Association, Founding Partner of Hong Kong InnoAngel Fund, Board Member of the Hong Kong Science Park, Member of Cyberport Investor Network, Partner of Qianhai KCHK Startup Investment Fund, Founding Partner of Zebra Planet Tech Accelerator, Vice Chairman of the Cross-Strait, Hong Kong, and Macau Collaborative Innovation Alliance, Board Member of United College at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Vice Chairman of the FHKI Pearl River Delta Association.
He was formerly a Legislative Council member (Information Technology constituency), Chairman of the Hong Kong Business Angel Network, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, and Council Member of the Open University of Hong Kong.
Biography
Tam grew up near Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, and is originally from Luoding, Guangdong Province. He is one of five siblings, and his father was a sailor. He graduated from CCC Ming Kei College and received A grades in Physics and Mathematics in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination. He converted to Christianity in Form 3.[2] After self-studying for a year, he retook the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination.[3] He graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering at United College, Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1986. After graduation, he worked as a software engineer and started a business with his brother Tam Wai-tong two years later.
In 1992, he was awarded the "Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong", and in 1997, he was named one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons". He earned his PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2005. In 2006, he was appointed Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong SAR Government. In 2007, he was recognized as a "Distinguished PolyU Alumnus". In 2008, he was conferred Honorary University Fellowship by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and in 2017 received an Honorary University Fellowship from the Open University of Hong Kong.
Religion
Samson Tam is a Christian.[4]
TV Appearances
TVB
- 2014: Be Your Own Boss (Show Judge)
Trivia
- From 2008 to 2012, Tam served as a Legislative Council member. He, along with four other pro-establishment independent LegCo functional constituency members—Paul Chan, Chan Kin-por, Leung Ka-lau, and Lam Tai-fai—were known as the "Group of Five Independents".
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AD%9A%E5%81%89%E8%B1%AA#cite_ref-2
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AD%9A%E5%81%89%E8%B1%AA#cite_ref-%E9%8A%98%E5%9F%BA%E6%9B%B8%E9%99%A2_30_%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5%E7%89%B9%E5%88%8A_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AD%9A%E5%81%89%E8%B1%AA#cite_ref-#1_4-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AD%9A%E5%81%89%E8%B1%AA#cite_ref-5
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