Born in Shanghai, Mr. Raymond Tang moved from the Mainland to Hong Kong with his family in the 1940s and spent his childhood and adolescence in Hong Kong. Later on in his youth, he went to London to start his legal training. Started off as an articled clerk at a law firm in London in early 1960s and later practiced as a solicitor, Mr. Tang set up an office in London’s West End to help the local Chinese Community. His experience as a young foreigner in a faraway place with a different culture gave him a better understanding of how a racial minority has to make extra efforts to achieve what they aspire in life. Mr. Tang feels times are changing and the society has become more enlightened but adds that much more need to be done.

Mr. Tang moved back to Hong Kong in 1973 and later headed his own law firm. In 1996, he joined the Securities and Futures Commission as Chief Counsel and became a Barrister in 2000. He was appointed the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in 2001; and the Chairperson of the EOC in early 2005. Mr. Tang will be retiring early 2010 and he would like to study Chinese literature and philosophy in his leisure time. He will continue to be concerned about developments in Hong Kong in the broader context of our national development.