Lin Dahui

Lam Tai‑fai GBS JP (born 22 November 1959) is a Hong Kong businessman and former politician. He represented the Industrial (Second) functional constituency in the Legislative Council from 2008 to 2016. He has served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and as a standing committee member of the Henan Provincial CPPCC. He is Chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Institute, Supervisor of Lam Tai‑fai College, and Chairman of the Court of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received the Hong Kong Young Industrialist Award in 2000 and was awarded honorary fellow and honorary doctorate degrees by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2000 and 2004 respectively. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 2005, awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2006 and the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2012. In August 2020, he was appointed Chairman of the Hong Kong Radio Advisory Committee.

Early life

Lam was born and raised in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long, Hong Kong, to a family of herbal medicine merchants. He attended Tak O School and Yuen Long Merchants Second School before transferring to Fung Kai No. 1 Secondary School. After secondary school, he earned a Diploma in Textile Technology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1981 and joined a knitting factory in Tsuen Wan, rising over ten years to Group Managing Director.

Community service

Lam served as a Sha Tin District Councillor from 2004 to 2007. In 2008, he won election to the Legislative Council for the Industrial (Second) functional constituency and was re‑elected unopposed in 2012. He chaired the Education Panel and held key roles in industry bodies including the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Textile Council, and Hong Kong Manufacturers Association. He stepped down from the legislature in 2016 to pursue other contributions.

Sports

In the 1990s, Lam owned Hong Kong First Division football clubs Rangers and Happy Valley, winning multiple titles. From 2007 to 2011 he chaired the Sha Tin football team, guiding it from Third to First Division. He is President and Chairman of the Handball Association, one of 120 Hong Kong torchbearers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and a supporter of the 2009 East Asian Games. He joined the Hong Kong Sports Institute Board in 2009, became its Chairman in 2017, and remains a member of the Sports Commission.

Education initiatives

Invited by philanthropist Chan Yiu‑sing, Lam founded Lam Tai‑fai College in Sha Tin in 2004, serving as Supervisor and Chairman of the governing body. The school emphasizes whole‑person development and offers specialized programs in Fashion Design, Sports Development, Innovation and Technology, and Health Education. Notable alumni include Olympians Cheung Ka‑long, Louisa Lee, and Wong Chun‑ting.

In 2000 Lam funded the first full‑time Master’s program in Fashion and Textile Design at Polytechnic University and co‑founded the Asia Pacific International College in Henan in 2002. From 2006 he led the “Flying Schools” project, building nearly 30 primary schools across Henan, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Hubei.

He was appointed Chairman of the Polytechnic University Court in 2019 and reappointed in 2022 for another three‑year term.

Radio Television Hong Kong

In August 2020, Lam became Chairman of the RTHK Advisory Committee. In May 2021 he publicly supported Director of Broadcasting Leung Pak‑chung’s programming decisions.

Racehorses

Lam and his wife Leung So‑ching own horses prefixed “Kee Chui” and “Kee Miu,” including Kee Chui Speed, Kee Chui Victory, and the Group 1 winner Kee Miu, trained and ridden by local professionals.

Named facilities

• Lam Tai‑fai College, Sha Tin
• Lam Tai‑fai Plaza, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Lam Tai‑fai Clock Tower, Hong Kong Hang Seng University

Media appearances

Television

• 2019: TVB drama “Flying Tiger” as Judge (Episode 17)

Hosting

• 2020: “Tai‑Fai Live” on Hong Kong Open TV

Guest judge

• 2021: “Miss Hong Kong Pageant” semi‑final and final

External links

• Official Legislative Council biography