Sam Hou Fai

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sam.

Sam Hou Fai
岑浩輝

President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 December 1999
Personal details
Born	May 1962 China
Nationality	Chinese (Macau)
Residence	Macau
Alma mater	Peking University, University of Coimbra
Occupation	Judge

Justice Sam Hou Fai (Chinese: 岑浩輝; pinyin: Cén Hàohuī) is the President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau, the highest court in Macau, China.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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. He earned his bachelor's degree in law from Peking University in Mainland China. After practicing law in China he 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.
↑ http://www.macaunews.com.mo/component/option,com_sobi2/sobi2Task,sobi2Details/catid,1/sobi2Id,15/Itemid,9999/lang,english/
↑ http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Sam_Hou%20Fai%7C2452

Preceded by new position	President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau 1999-	Succeeded by incumbent

Preceded by new position	President of the Conselho dos Magistrados Judiciais 1999-	Succeeded by incumbent

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