Jeffrey Lam

Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, GBS, OBE, JP (Chinese: 林健鋒; Cantonese Yale: Lam Gihn Fūng; born 23 October 1951 in Hong Kong) is a non-official member of the Executive Council (Exco )and member of the Legislative Council (Legco), representing the Commercial (First) functional constituency. He is currently the vice-chairman of the pro-business pro-Beijing Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA).

Education

Lam attended St. Joseph's College (class of 1969) and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University in the United States.

Career

He is managing director of Forward Winsome Industries, a toy manufacturer. He is also a General Committee Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

In the 2004 Legislative Council election, he represented the Liberal Party to run in the Commercial (First) functional constituency whose electors were the members of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, as incumbent James Tien, chairman of the Liberal Party, ran for direct election in the New Territories East. Lam has since held the seat.