Sam Hou Fai
Justice Sam Hou Fai (Chinese: 岑浩輝) is the President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau, the highest court in Macau, China.[1][2][3]
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岑浩輝 | |
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| President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau | |
| Assumed office 20 December 1999 | |
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| Born | May 1962 (age 61) Zhongshan, Guangdong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese (1962-present) Chinese (Macau) (1986-present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Macau |
| Alma mater | Peking University, University of Coimbra |
| Occupation | Judge |
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| Traditional Chinese | 岑浩輝 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岑浩辉 | ||||||||||
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Before his legal career Sam worked in numerous departments in Macau:
- Deputy Secretary of Macau Monetary Authority 1987-1992
- Special Assistant to the Vice-President of the Legislative Council of Macau 1992-1993
- Commissioner of Labour Affairs Bureau 1995-1997
- Judge, Court and Public Prosecutions Office 1995-1997
- Secretary for Economic Coordination (Macau) 1995-1997
- Secretary of Finance Services Bureau (Secretariat for Economy and Finance (Macau)) 2000-2002
Justice Sam is also President of the Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais and member of the Commissão Independente para a Indigitação de Juízes.
Early life
Sam was born in May 1962 in China and raised in Zhongshan. After entering university in 1978 he entered law school in 1981 and earned his bachelor's degree in law from Peking University in Mainland China. After practicing law in China he moved to Macau in 1986, studied at the University of Coimbra and joined the Public Prosecutions Office of Macau in 1995.
References
- "Background Note: Macau". US Department of State. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- "Macau News - People 人物 - Sam Hou Fai". www.macaunews.com.mo. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06.
- "China Vitae : Biography of Sam Hou Fai".
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