[4] He became the first Chinese person to serve on the executive committee of the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association, the Cathay Pacific pilots' union and an organisation committed to fighting for the equal pay and fair treatment of Chinese and foreign pilots, aircraft parking regulations, energy conservation, and environmental protection initiatives in the airline industry.

[8] He donated the royalty income from the book to the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps to establish a scholarship to allow young people to attend flight school.

Over that year, Tam also co-produced a 13-episode series titled "Uncovering the Aviation Accident Mysteries," which aired on Radio Television Hong Kong.

Leung Chung-yan had reportedly left her hand baggage in the departure hall after she had passed through the security checkpoint to board a flight for San Francisco.

[10] Leung Chun-ying denied that he had abused his power by ordering airline staff to retrieve Chung-yan's bag in violation of security guidelines.

[citation needed] Tam became involved in politics when he joined the historic 2003 1 July protests, which drew more than 500,000 people against the legislation of the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23.

He followed his role model, legislator Margaret Ng to join the Civic Party, which derived from the Article 45 Concern Group emerged from the 2003 protests.

[20][21] On 6 January 2021, Tam was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion.

[25] On 22 April 2021, High Court Esther Toh again denied him bail after accusing him of signing a letter in September 2019 supporting the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.

Other victims included Phillip Khan, Mohan Chugani, and the executive director of NGO Hong Kong Unison, Phyllis Cheung.