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| The Honourable Stephen Sui-Lung Lam 林瑞麟 GBS, JP | |
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 Stephen Lam in 2010 | |
| Secretary for Constitutional Affairs | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2002 | |
| Chief Executive | Tung Chee-hwa Sir Donald Tsang |
| Chief Secretary | Sir Donald Tsang Michael Suen Rafael Hui Henry Tang |
| Undersecretary | Raymond Tam Adeline Wong |
| Permanent Secretary | Joshua Law |
| Preceded by | Michael Suen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-11-24) 24 November 1955 (age 69) Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese, Hong Kong |
Stephen Sui-lung Lam (Chinese: 林瑞麟) GBS JP (born November 24, 1955) is the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (since 2007)
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. Lam replaces Henry Tang on September 30, 2011 as the Chief Secretary for Administration, Due to Tang's resignation from the post.
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. He also met with Lai Shin-yuan, the Chairwoman of the MAC.
Criticism
In July 2007 during a Legislative council meeting, Lam was criticized by the pan-democrats for pocketing millions of dollars in government salary, while making no progress in constitutional development. Lam was dubbed "Eunuch Lam". He has also been called a "Human flesh recorder" for constantly repeating the government line. Lam has attempted to make light of the situation by saying he is a high tech MP3 player, not a low tech tape recorder.
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.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byMichael Suen | Secretary for Constitutional Affairs 2002 – 2007 |
Succeeded byHimselfas Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs |
| Preceded byHimselfas Secretary for Constitutional Affairs | Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Previous: Cheng Yiu Tong Non-official member of the Executive Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs |
Succeeded byAmbrose Lee Secretary for Security |
| Current members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |||||||
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| President: John Lee (Chief Executive) | |||||||
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| The Chief Executive serves as the President of the ExCo, but is not a member of the ExCo. | |||||||
| Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau | |
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| Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs: Erick Tsang | |
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| Predecessors | |