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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Wing-Kun Tam of the Hong
4 Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), China for his many
5 years of dedicated service in his community and beyond; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Wing-Kun Tam has been a member of the Mt. Cameron
7 Lions Club since 1981; he has held many offices within the
8 association, including club president, zone chair, region
9 chair, district governor, 1992 International Convention
10 Bidding and Host chair, Campaign SightFirst multinational
11 coordinator and OSEAL recording secretary, District
12 Governor-elect Seminar group leader, SightFirst China Action
13 executive chair, 2005 International Convention Bidding
14 Committee executive chair, and honorary Host Committee chair;
15 he served in the organization's international board for 9
16 years, including 2 years as international director and one year
17 on the executive board committee; he was elected to serve as
18 second vice president of The International Association of Lions
19 Clubs at the association's 92nd International Convention in
20 Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 6-10, 2009; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Wing-Kun Tam is currently employed as the
22 chairperson of a group of air transportation companies; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Wing-Kun Tam has been the recipient of numerous
2 awards, including the 100% District Governor Award, 20
3 International President's Awards, the Campaign SightFirst
4 National/Multi-National Coordinator Award, the International
5 Lion of the Year Award in 2003, the Ambassador of Good Will
6 Award, the First Annual Model of Overseas Young Entrepreneur
7 Award, and the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award; he is the
8 recipient of Her Majesty The Queen's Badge of Honor, the Most
9 Excellent Order of the British Empire, and the Bronze Bauhinia
10 Star by the HKSAR government; he was made an Honorary Citizen
11 of the City of New Britain, Connecticut in 1993 and an Honorary
12 Citizen of the State of Georgia in 1999; he was awarded the
13 Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award by the
14 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology in 2008; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Wing-Kun Tam is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow
16 and a Campaign SightFirst Lead Gift Donor; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Wing-Kun Tam is active in numerous professional
18 and community organizations and is a member and chairperson of
19 numerous boards and committees of the HKSAR government; he has
20 served as the Hong Kong Convention Ambassador since 1995; prior
21 to the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, he served as a Hong
22 Kong District Affairs Advisor; he serves as a non-official
23 Justice of the Peace in the Hong Kong SAR; he was also
24 appointed to serve as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kenya

 

 

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1 in the Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR of the People's Republic of
2 China cum Commissioner for the Kenya Tourist Board Far East;
3 and
 
4     WHEREAS, Wing-Kun Tam is the beloved husband of Irene and
5 the loving father of Alvin, Tiffany, and Andrew; and
 
6     WHEREAS, serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and
7 dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore,
8 be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11 honor Wing-Kun Tam for his many years of dedicated service and
12 wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be
13 it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Wing-Kun Tam as a symbol of our esteem and
16 respect.