Lam Chun ( zh, t=林進; born 14 October 1992) is a Hong Kong social activist and former member of the
Yuen Long District Council
The Yuen Long District Council () is the district council of Hong Kong, district council for the Yuen Long District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Yuen Long District currently consists of 46 members, of which the district is d ...
for
Shui Wah. He is currently convenor of the
Tin Shui Wai Connection.
Biography
Raised in
Yuen Long
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang Wa ...
, Lam formed
Tin Shui Wai Connection with other
Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai New Town is a new towns in Hong Kong, satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' () fish pond area, it was developed in 1980s in Hong Kong, the 1980s as the second New towns of Hong Kong, new tow ...
netizens in 2019 aiming at contesting in the
2019 District Council election against the pro-Beijing incumbents. Lam ran against pro-Beijing incumbent Chow Wing-kan in
Shui Wah and received 3,955 votes, winning the seat by a margin of 1,691 votes. He is chair of the council's Finance and Administration Committee. On 8 July 2021, Lam announced his resignation from the District Council after the government introduced the new mandatory oaths of allegiance.
Politics
Lam stands as an independent democrat. He opposes legislation to enact
Article 23 of the Hong Kong
Basic Law
A basic law is either a codified constitution, or in countries with uncodified constitutions, a law designed to have the effect of a constitution. The term ''basic law'' is used in some places as an alternative to "constitution" and may be inte ...
.
Hong Kong councillor warned for refusing to help Yuen Long residents who support national security law
SCMP, 5 Apr, 2020
References
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1992 births
Living people
District councillors of Yuen Long District
Hong Kong democracy activists
Hong Kong localists
Tin Shui Wai Connection politicians