Lin Jianfeng
Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung GBM GBS MBE JP, native of Nanhai, Guangdong, was raised in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong through the Commercial (First) functional constituency representing the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, elected uncontested. He is also a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Lam is Chairman of Chiaphua Industries, and a council member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, and honorary president of the Pearl River Delta Industrial Association. He has served as Chairman of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Complaints Committee and as a non-executive director of the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation. In 2011, he was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government.[1] He served as a member of the 11th, 12th and 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. However, he was not reappointed at the end of 2022 and did not attend the March 2023 "Two Sessions" in Beijing.[2]
Lam has held various public positions including Board Member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Member of the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service, Member of the Steering Committee on the Community Care Fund, Member of the Airport Authority, and Member of the Fight Crime Committee.
In his early years, Lam lived in Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island and studied at St. Stephen’s College Preparatory School and St. Joseph's College. He transferred to the United States during Form 4 and graduated from Tufts University with a degree in mechanical engineering.[3] His father, Lam Leung, was the founder of Chiaphua Industries and made his fortune by distributing Transformers toys. His son, Lam Hoi-cheung, was elected in August 2021 as a member of the Election Committee from the Commercial (First) subsector.[4]
Political Affiliation
Lam was formerly a member of the Liberal Party. On 18 September 2008, he was nominated to replace James Tien as party chairman,[5] but suddenly announced his resignation from the party along with Andrew Leung and Sophie Leung on 8 October 2008.[6] Lau Chin-shek eventually became the new party chairman.
On 7 October 2012, Lam and six other pro-establishment legislators founded the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong, with Lam as the founding vice-chairman.[7] On 17 October, Lam and Regina Ip were appointed by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to the Executive Council as non-official members representing business interests.[1]
Controversies
On 21 March 2014, Lam was convicted of dangerous driving at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Court and was fined HK$8,000 and disqualified from driving for six months. The case involved an incident on 1 July 2013, where he drove against traffic for 200 meters and ran a red light near Kowloon Bay while attending the Hong Kong Dome Festival.[8]
On 17 April 2014, the Audit Commission criticized the Mega Events Fund for failing to declare conflicts of interest in procurement related to the Hong Kong Dragon and Lion Festival. Lam, as Chairman of the fund's assessment committee, dismissed the incident as politically motivated and criticized media reports. Democratic Party secretary-general Lam Cheuk-ting accused Lam of shifting blame and avoiding accountability.[9]
On 9 December 2015, during a Legislative Council meeting, Lam was interrupted by Raymond Chan Chi-chuen's quorum call. Lam was then heard saying the Cantonese profanity “hum gaa” (curse on family) through a live microphone.[10]
Racehorse Ownership
Lam is a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and once co-owned the racehorse "Peak Power" with Anthony Chan Wing-kee.
Honours
- 2004: Silver Bauhinia Star[11]
- 2011: Gold Bauhinia Star
- 2023: Grand Bauhinia Medal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-1
- ↑ https://archive.today/20130106080311/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92%E8%91%89%E5%8A%89%E6%B7%91%E5%84%80%E4%BB%BB%E8%A1%8C%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1-015805347.html
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-12%E5%90%8D%E7%8F%BE%E4%BB%BB%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E4%B8%8A%E6%A6%9C%E5%85%A8%E5%9C%8B%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%94%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-%E4%B8%80%E6%96%87%E7%9D%87%E6%B8%851448%E5%90%8D%E6%96%B0%E9%81%B8%E5%A7%94%E5%85%A8%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE_5-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-6
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-7
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-8
- ↑ Lam Cheuk-ting Criticizes Jeffrey Lam for Deflecting Blame
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-10
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9E%97%E5%81%A5%E9%8B%92#cite_ref-11
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