Chan Meng Kam

Chan Meng Kam
OMB
陳明金
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
25 September 2005 – September 2017
Preceded by Vitor Cheung
Constituency Macau (Directly elected)
Personal details
Born (1962-11-09) November 9, 1962
Ludongcun, Dongshi, Jinjiang, Fujian
Nationality Macau
Political party United Citizens Association of Macau

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.

Personal life

Chan 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 1990s.

In 1990, Chan set up Golden Dragon Group Company Limited [4] and later become the shareholder of San Miu Supermarket Limited. Currently Chan is one of the richest man in Macau, owning hundreds of residential and commercial properties.[5][6][7]

Trivia

Chan once gave away over one million hk dollars after scoring hole-in-one.[8]

In August 2014, Chan's residence was robbed, a sum of 5000 Macau Pataca was stolen with nobody arrested over the incident.[9]

Election results

Year Candidate Hare quota Mandate List Votes List Pct
2005 Chan Meng Kam (ACUM) 10,351 №2/12 20,701 16.57%
2009 Chan Meng Kam (ACUM) 8,507 №2/12 17,014 12.00%
2013 Chan Meng Kam (ACUM) 6,596 №1/14 26,385 18.02%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "PROFILE CHAN MENG KAM: FROM POOR MIGRANT TO MACAU MAGNATE". 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Properties owned by Chan (in Chinese)". 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  6. ↑ "探射燈：澳高官議員 身家「大晒冷」". 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  7. ↑ "【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.
  8. ↑ "Macau tycoon gives away HK$1 mln after hole-in-one". 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  9. ↑ "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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