On 11 January 2008 , Tam was elected as president of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild . Just a month after he was elected , the Edison Chen photo scandal caused a media storm . The Guild condemned the increasing circulation and uploading of obscene photos on the Internet . Tam was interviewed daily by different media on the handling of the case . He stated , " The circulation of such obscene photos has created a bad atmosphere in society . " After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake Tam helped set up a relief committee to look after the livelihood and schooling of orphaned children . He was on a HK committee along with Eric Tsang , Jackie Chan and Eason Chan
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Alan Tam