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| Lam joined the HK government administrative service in October 1978. He held senior positions as Administrative Assistant to the ] from 1989 to 1991. He was the Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs from 1994 to 1996. He was the director of the ] Co-ordination office director from 1996 to 1997.<ref name="gov.hk">Gov.hk. "." ''Mr Stephen Lam Sui-lung.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> After the ] to the ], he was the Administration and Development in the ]. Since July 2002 he is the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.<ref name="gov.hk" /> | Lam joined the HK government administrative service in October 1978. He held senior positions as Administrative Assistant to the ] from 1989 to 1991. He was the Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs from 1994 to 1996. He was the director of the ] Co-ordination office director from 1996 to 1997.<ref name="gov.hk">Gov.hk. "." ''Mr Stephen Lam Sui-lung.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> After the ] to the ], he was the Administration and Development in the ]. Since July 2002 he is the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.<ref name="gov.hk" /> | ||
| On June 5 and June 6, 2009 Lam met with ], ]'s ] deputy minister.<ref name="stan1">The Standard HK. "." ''Lam seals accord for closer ties with Taiwan.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> The meeting took place in ] to improve cooperation between HK and Taiwan trade.<ref>News.gov.hk. "." ''Stephen Lam to visit Taipei.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> | On June 5 and June 6, 2009 Lam met with ] (傅棟成), ]'s ] deputy minister.<ref name="stan1">The Standard HK. "." ''Lam seals accord for closer ties with Taiwan.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> The meeting took place in ] to improve cooperation between HK and Taiwan trade.<ref>News.gov.hk. "." ''Stephen Lam to visit Taipei.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> | ||
| ==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
| In July 2007 during a ], Lam was criticized for pocketing millions of dollars |
In July 2007 during a ] meeting, Lam was criticized for pocketing millions of dollars in government salary by Pan-democrats, while making no progress in constitutional development. Lam was dubbed "] Lam".<ref>Legco.gov.hk. "." ''OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. Wednesday, 11 July 2007.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> He has also been called a "human tape recorder" for repeating the government line.<ref>Mingpao.com. "." ''投訴議員辱官 唐去信曾鈺成.'' Retrieved on ].</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Stephen Lam 林瑞麟 | |
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 Stephen Lam in 2008 | |
| Secretary for Constitutional Affairs | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 Hong Kong |
The Honourable Stephen Sui-lung Lam (Chinese: 林瑞麟; pinyin: Lín Ruìlín) JP (born November 24, 1955) is the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs of Hong Kong.
Career
Lam joined the HK government administrative service in October 1978. He held senior positions as Administrative Assistant to the Chief Secretary from 1989 to 1991. He was the Deputy Secretary for Constitutional Affairs from 1994 to 1996. He was the director of the Hong Kong handover ceremony Co-ordination office director from 1996 to 1997. After the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, he was the Administration and Development in the HK Department of Justice. Since July 2002 he is the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.
On June 5 and June 6, 2009 Lam met with Fu Don-cheng (傅棟成), Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council deputy minister. The meeting took place in Taipei to improve cooperation between HK and Taiwan trade.
Criticism
In July 2007 during a Legislative council meeting, Lam was criticized for pocketing millions of dollars in government salary by Pan-democrats, while making no progress in constitutional development. Lam was dubbed "Eunuch Lam". He has also been called a "human tape recorder" for repeating the government line.
References
- ^ Gov.hk. "Gov.hk." Mr Stephen Lam Sui-lung. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
- The Standard HK. "The Standard.com." Lam seals accord for closer ties with Taiwan. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
- News.gov.hk. "News.gov.hk." Stephen Lam to visit Taipei. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
- Legco.gov.hk. "Legco.gov.hk." OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. Wednesday, 11 July 2007. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
- Mingpao.com. "Mingpao.com vancouver." 投訴議員辱官 唐去信曾鈺成. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
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