25 Facts About Jeremy Tam

Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho is a Hong Kong politician, airline pilot, and former Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Civic Party's Kowloon East Branch.

Jeremy Tam was a former member of the Legislative Council representing Kowloon East, having been elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election.

Jeremy Tam graduated with honours from the University of Queensland, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical and Space Engineering.

Jeremy Tam then attended the University of New South Wales in Australia, where he graduated with a master's degree in Transport Engineering.

Jeremy Tam became the first Chinese person to serve on the executive committee of the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association, the Cathay Pacific pilots' union and an organisation committed to fighting for the equal pay and fair treatment of Chinese and foreign pilots, aircraft parking regulations, energy conservation, and environmental protection initiatives in the airline industry.

In 2013, Jeremy Tam created a Facebook page for sharing aviation knowledge and communicating with the media about issues in the airline industry.

In 2014, Jeremy Tam released his first book, an introduction to the airline industry and a guide to becoming a pilot.

Jeremy Tam donated the royalty income from the book to the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps to establish a scholarship to allow young people to attend flight school.

Over that year, Jeremy Tam co-produced a 13-episode series titled "Uncovering the Aviation Accident Mysteries," which aired on Radio Television Hong Kong.

Jeremy Tam is married with two children, a son and a daughter.

Jeremy Tam then submitted the jointly signed petition to three international aviation organisations: the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Airports Council International, of which Hong Kong International Airport is a member, and the International Air Transport Association, with which a number of airlines have business.

Jeremy Tam submitted the petition to two United States aviation agencies, the Transportation Security Administration and the US Federal Aviation Administration, because Leung Chun-yan's flight landed in San Francisco.

Jeremy Tam travelled to ICAO's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Thailand to personally resubmit the petition to an ICAO officer to be delivered to the ICAO Secretary-General.

Jeremy Tam became involved in politics when he joined the historic 2003 1 July protests, which drew more than 500,000 people against the legislation of the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23.

Jeremy Tam followed his role model, legislator Margaret Ng to join the Civic Party, which derived from the Article 45 Concern Group emerged from the 2003 protests.

In 2007, Jeremy Tam ran as an independent candidate to represent Tung Chung North in that year's District Council elections.

In 2015, Jeremy Tam ran in the Laguna City District Council election, being the only candidate failing to get a seat with over 3,000 votes.

Jeremy Tam stood in the 2012 Legislative Council election to represent Kowloon East on the second place of the Civic Party's list after party leader Alan Leong and helped secure Leong's re-election.

In 2014, Jeremy Tam became the Vice-Chairman of the Civic Party's Kowloon East Branch.

Jeremy Tam has expressed concerns about transportation, environmental protection, land planning, and animal rights issues.

On 11 November 2020, Jeremy Tam resigned together with 14 remaining pro-democratic legislators in protest over the unseating of four pro-democratic legislators through a ruling by the central government on the same day.

On 6 January 2021, Jeremy Tam was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion.

On 19 August 2022, Jeremy Tam pleaded guilty to violating the national security law with his sentencing date yet to be determined.

Jeremy Tam is sentenced to four years and two months in prison.

The Police's water cannon attacked Kowloon Mosque on that day and Jeremy Tam was one those sprayed.