Chan Meng Kam (Chinese: 陳明金; born 9 November 1962 in Ludongcun, Dongshi, Jinjiang, Fujian, China[1]) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau. Chan Meng Kam is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, President of the Macau Paralympic Committee, Chairman of City University of Macau and Huaqiao University.
Chan Meng Kam | |
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陳明金 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 September 2005 – September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Vitor Cheung |
| Constituency | Macau (Directly elected) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1962 Ludongcun, Dongshi, Jinjiang, Fujian |
| Nationality | Macau |
| Political party | United Citizens Association of Macau |
| Chan Meng Kam | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳明金 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈明金 | ||||||||||
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Personal life
editChan arrived in Macau from mainland China when he was 17 years old.[2] Despite the lack of education, he establishes himself as one of the predominant figure in Macau society.[3] Chan made his fortunes during Macau's economic growth in the early 1990, first as a factory worker.
In 1990, Chan set up Golden Dragon Group Company Limited [4] and later become the shareholder of San Miu Supermarket Limited. While he started his conglomerate with a rented casino VIP room from Stanley Ho, Chan's business empire later included supermarket, hotel and the trading of electrical appliances.[5] Currently Chan is one of the richest man in Macau, owning hundreds of residential and commercial properties.[6][7][8]
Chan transformed the Macao Fujian Fellow General Association from a provincial society to one of the major political parties with a vast network of community services for the working class. With a sizable following among the Fujian new immigrants, Chan entered politics and served as a directly elected legislator between 2005 and 2017.[9]
Trivia
editChan once gave away over one million hk dollars after scoring hole-in-one.[10]
In August 2014, Chan's residence was robbed, a sum of 5000 Macau Pataca was stolen with nobody arrested over the incident.[11]
Election results
edit| Year | Candidate | Hare quota | Mandate | List Votes | List Pct |
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| 2005 | Chan Meng Kam (ACUM) | 10,351 | No.2/12 | 20,701 | 16.57% |
| 2009 | Chan Meng Kam (ACUM) | 8,507 | No.2/12 | 17,014 | 12.00% |
| 2013 | Chan Meng Kam (ACUM) | 6,596 | No.1/14 | 26,385 | 18.02% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "第四屆立法會選舉候選名單總" (PDF). 澳門行政暨公職局. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-26.
- ^ "PROFILE CHAN MENG KAM: FROM POOR MIGRANT TO MACAU MAGNATE". 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "唔扮嘢，做自己，時間證明一切！陳明金跟你分享他的「瀟灑」哲學 Chan shares his own philosophy (in Chinese)". 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "携手同行 共创辉煌——记世界福建青年联会会长陈明金". 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2017-07-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lo, Sonny Shiu-hing; Chong, Eric King-Man (2016). "Casino Interests, Fujian Tongxianghui and Electoral Politics in Macao". Journal of Contemporary Asia. 46 (2): 293. doi:10.1080/00472336.2015.1124444. ISSN 1752-7554.
- ^ "Properties owned by Chan (in Chinese)". 2017-07-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "探射燈：澳高官議員 身家「大晒冷」". 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "【一桿入洞】澳政界樓王陳明金 業務遍佈不同界別". 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Kwong, Ying-ho (2017). "Ruling Coalition Restructuring under Macao's Hybrid Regime". China Review. 17 (3): 119–20. ISSN 1680-2012.
- ^ "Macau tycoon gives away HK$1 mln after hole-in-one". 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ "澳門消息：立會議員陳明金寓所遭持刀賊入屋行劫". 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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