Francis Tam Pak Yuen (born 1949) is the Secretariat for Economy and Finance (Macau)

Secretariat for Economy and Finance (Macau)

The Secretariat for Economy and Finance is a department of the Macau GovernmentThe Secretariat is responsible for economic, financial and labour affairs the region....

. Tam has held the position since 1999.

Education

Born in Macau, Tam obtained a British Senior diploma in business management, a diploma in Law of China, and a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 in Business Administration from the University of East Asia

University of Macau

The University of Macau, ;, established in 1981, was the first and currently the largest university in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It was formerly known as University of East Asia , and was renamed the University of Macau in 1991. The university offers about 100 Doctoral, Master's and...

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Business career

Prior to his current position, Tam was in the business of textiles with positions such as General Manager

General manager

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 of the Lun Hap Garment Factory
and Deputy Director of the Macao Association of Manufacturers. He has held positions with various trade and business related entities including the Board of directors

Board of directors

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 of Macao's Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Executive member of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce

All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce

The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce is a non-governmental chamber of commerce, established in 1953 as a successor to the chambers of commerce that were first founded during the Qing Dynasty...

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Pro-China causes and Chinese polital memberships

• Member of the Guangdong Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference
• Council member of the China Overseas Friendship Association
• Council Member of China Association for Promotion of Glorious Cause
• Member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference
• Member of the Preparatory Committee of the MSAR
• Member of the Selection Committee of the MSAR