After more than 30 years together, it is very difficult to include everything about Kam, within these few short minutes, but I hope I will be able to cover the important things.  There are those of you who will have known Kam since she was a small girl, others will have known her from work and still others through their relationship with me.  But there will be few people who have a full picture of Kam.  So let me try to fill in the gaps, as best as I can.   Kam was born on 14th June 1955, in Cheung Chau; the same island near Hong Kong that I was born.  To set the scene, Cheung Chau is a small island, with a population of only around 20,000, where cars are forbidden and where children could roam free to play wherever and whenever they liked.  Kam was the 3rd child out of 7, with another 2 half-sisters, not an unusual family situation in the 50s and 60s.  Kam's father was a caretaker at the local police station, and her mother worked as a cleaner in the hospital.   Kam went to the local primary school, Silver Star Primary School, the smallest primary school on the island.  By the time she finished primary school, she was one of the top female students - an early indication of Kam's passion for study and her drive.  At the age of 13, she entered Cheung Chau Government Middle School.  The school used a "house" system, and had four houses - North, South, East and West.  By some wonderful twist of fate, she became a member of the East House, the same house as me.  I was 2 years her senior and the House Chairman; we met when she became a Committee Member.   Unfortunately, Kam's father passed away from a brain hemorrhage, prematurely, when she was 14.  From that time onwards, the family struggled financially and Kam underwent a rapid personality change, from a very outgoing, almost boyish character into a very introverted and quiet girl.  These events shaped many of Kam's life choices.   Kam graduated from the school 2 years after I did, and soon afterwards, we started to go out together.  Soon after we started going out, she was accepted to attend 6th form at St Stephen's Girls School, one of the best schools in Hong Kong.  However, due to the family circumstances, it was unlikely that Kam could pay the school fees and attend school.  I encouraged her to start the course anyway, and put up 2 months' of school fees to support her.  But in the end, she decided it wasn't fair on me to support her, and so she quit school and found a job at Standard Chartered Bank, where she worked until she left Cheung Chau to join me in England.    I left Cheung Chau in January 1975 to go to England, joining the rest of my family.  I worked for my brother in the family restaurant, firstly as a waiter and later as a cook.  Kam joined me one year later in 1976, arriving on my birthday and we started our life in England together.  We were married in the same year.  Our first child, Richard, was born one year later.  We worked hard in those early days, and after 3 years of saving, we had managed to save enough money to afford a small business in Bath.  We found a fish and chip shop that had been vacant for around 2 years - it wasn't much, but it was ours.  The year was 1979.  A year later, Kam's sister, Suk Kam, came to join us to study at the local college and soon became a key member of our family.  In 1983, we were blessed with our 2nd son, Matthew.   Because studying was always in her heart, she never stopped thinking about finishing her interrupted education.  It was her dream to enter a university and obtain her degree.  To that end, Kam insisted on studying O-Levels and then her A-Levels, whilst continuing to work full time in the shop and looking after Richard and Matthew, with genuine dedication and enthusiasm.  She eventually got the chance to fulfill her dream in 1995, when she entered the University of West England, to study Estate Management.  Throughout her degree, she continued to help run the shop during the day, drove herself to UWE and still came back in the evening to help in the shop.  With her characteristic determination, she finally graduated and achieved her degree.   But she didn't stop here.  Kam went on to work at Bristol Council for one year, before joining Bath Council.  She continued her studies, going on to study for her chartered surveyor's qualification, which she attained 2 years later.  Despite a full time job at Bath Council and commitments to her studies, Kam continued to help out in the fish and chip shop in the evenings.  She continued to work at Bath Council for a further 5 years. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with the MND condition in 2006, which devastated the family.  Even though I wanted her to continue her job at the council so that she wouldn't have to look after me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, she insisted on looking after me full time and shortly afterwards, resigned.  Through the last 5 years, we have struggled with my medical condition together, and even though the condition has made daily life difficult, with her support and enthusiastic spirit, we managed to face the condition head on.  And unbelievably, we even managed to find moments of happiness.  We have also received a lot of support from the family, not least from Suk Kam, who has been the most supportive to both me and Kam whilst we have faced the challenges of MND.   One such moment for Kam was Richard's marriage to Sami in 2007.  She was very proud and welcomed her new daughter into the family.  Another was when Matthew brought Sarah home for the first time, who also rapidly became part of our family.  In the last few years, our extended family has gone through many ups and downs, but one thing has remained constant - our love and support for each other.  Kam always drew happiness from her loved ones and family.  In the last 2 months of Kam's life, she had looked forward to becoming a grandmother for the first time.   Kam was an extraordinary woman, with a strong spirit, fierce determination and so much love to give.  In the 38 years that we have been together, she found and gave so much happiness.  Needless to say, we are all still struggling to accept that she is not physically here with us anymore and the loss of her is exceptionally devastating.  But Kam's spirit remains forever in our hearts.