Chan Kam-lam

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.
Chan Kam-lam
GBS, JP
陳鑑林
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2000 – 30 September 2016
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Wilson Or
Constituency Kowloon East
In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency Election Committee
In office
1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000
Preceded by New parliament
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Constituency Election Committee
Personal details
Born (1949-01-22) 22 January 1949
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Nationality Hong Kong Chinese
Political party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Spouse(s) Tsang Wai-ming
Children 3
Alma mater Hong Kong Technical College
Occupation Legislative Councillor
Chan Kam-lam
Traditional Chinese 陳鑑林
Simplified Chinese 陈鉴林

Chan Kam-lam, GBS, JP (Chinese: 陳鑑林; born 22 January 1949) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon East constituency.[1] He is also a core member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong.

Early life and education

Chan was born in Chaoyang, Guangzhou, China on 22 January 1949. He moved to Hong Kong with his parents when he was around 8 or 9 and lived in a squatter area in his childhood before they were assigned to a resettlement estate in Kwun Tong. He attended an English school in Kowloon City and became a sailor, a desk officer on a ship, for six years after his graduation.[2] He later attended the Hong Kong Technical College, the predecessor of today's Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and graduated in 1971.[3]

Political career

Chan has been a long-time leading figure of the pro-Beijing grassroots organisation Kwun Tong Residents Association. He began his career in politics when he was elected to the Kwun Tong District Board from Ngau Tau Kok in 1988. For his local influence, he was invited to join the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the flagship pro-Beijing party established in 1992.

In 1995, he ran for the Urban Council but was defeated by Au Yuk-har, a pro-democracy candidate. He was appointed to the Beijing-controlled Provisional Legislative Council on the eve of the handover in 1996 and was one of the ten members of the Election Committee constituency from 1998 to 2000 in the first Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Chan has represented the Kowloon East constituency since 2000 when he partnered with Chan Yuen-han.[3]

He is considered to be the hardliner in the pro-Beijing camp. In 2003, he followed the party line in support of the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 legislation, which sparked a protest of more than 500,000 people on 1 July 2003, adding to controversy by remarking that the protesters had been "misled". He was the subject of criticism in 2013 for not having asked a single question for more than four months during the 2012–13 legislative session.[4]

On 11 March 2016, as acting chairman, he presided over the meeting of the Finance Committee at which HK$19.6 billion in additional funding for the controversial Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) project was approved in a sudden vote in the face of fierce protest and filibustering attempts from democratic camp legislators. Chan had facilitated the outcome by approving only 36 of 1,262 motions filed by 19 democrats.[5]

He is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee.

The HKSAR Government awarded Chan the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in 2005.

Family

He is married to Tsang Wai-ming, an indigenous inhabitant, and has three children. His eldest son, Chan Chun-kit is a Kwun Tong District Councillor.[3]

Public positions

References

  1. ↑ "Hon CHAN Kam-lam, SBS, JP". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "我是「左仔 」我怕誰". Hong Kong Economic Journal. 6 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "陳鑑林". SYMLab.
  4. ↑ Cheung, Tony (19 February 2013). "Chan Kam-lam, Ip Kwok-him worst performers in Legco". South China Morning Post.
  5. ↑ Cheng, Kris (11 March 2016). "Chaotic scenes at LegCo as additional funds for Express Rail Link approved in sudden vote". Hong Kong Free Press.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Election Committee
1995–1997 		Replaced by
Provisional Legislative Council
New parliament Member of Provisional Legislative Council
1997–1998 		Replaced by Legislative Council
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Election Committee
1998–2000 		Seat abolished
New seat Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Kowloon East
2000–2016 		Succeeded by
Wilson Or
Other offices
Preceded by
Lam Sum-shing		 Member of Kwun Tong District Council
Representative for Ping Shek
1999–2007 		Succeeded by
Bernard Chan Pak-li
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Choi Park-lai
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star		 Hong Kong order of precedence
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star 		Succeeded by
Vincent Fang
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
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