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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 |
| Spouse | Florence Ip |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong University of London (law) |
Stephen Sui-lung Lam (Chinese: 林瑞麟) GBS JP (born 24 November 1955) is the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and formerly Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs.
Lam was born in Hong Kong attended Wah Yan College. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1978 and then began his public service career. During his early years in the civil service he attended the University of London Law School, from which he graduated in 1983.
Career
Lam joined the Hong Kong 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 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 Hong Kong Department of Justice. From July 2002 to September 2011 he was Secretary for Constitutional Affairs. Lam then replaced Henry Tang as the Chief Secretary for Administration, with nine months of the term remaining, due to Tang's resignation from the post in advance of his expected trot to the Chief Executiveship.
On 5 and 6 June 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 Hong Kong 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.
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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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