Janet Lam

Janet Lee Lam Lai-sim (Chinese: 李林麗嬋, born 1964) is the spouse of John Lee Ka-chiu, who has been serving as the 5th and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 1 July 2022.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lam. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Janet Lam and the Chinese-style name is Lam Lai-sim.
Janet Lam
李林麗嬋
Lam in 2022
Spouse of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Assumed office
1 July 2022
Chief ExecutiveJohn Lee
Preceded byLam Siu-por
Personal details
Born
Janet Lam Lai-sim

1964 (age 59–60)
British Hong Kong
Nationality
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children2
OccupationSinger

Biography

Lam married her husband in 1980 at the age of 16.[1] Gilbert Lee Man-lung and Jacky Lee Man-chun, who attended Wah Yan College, are their sons.[2] Singing in a band with the wives of three former and current chiefs of the police service, she was a singer.[3]

On 8 May 2022, her husband won the 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, as the sole candidate approved by China. He took office on 1 July 2022, making Lam the first lady of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.[4][5]

In September 2022, she was introduced as the president of The Community Chest of Hong Kong.[6]Additionally, she served as a judge for the Miss Hong Kong 2022.[7]

References
  1. "【李家超選特首】李家超44歲長子任恒生CEO辦公室主任 恒生年報中最年輕高層、曾在美資行工作多年 - 香港經濟日報 - 即時新聞頻道 - 即市財經 - Hot Talk". inews.hket.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. "曾膺十大父親 李家超：不接納打罵教子 打成一片同時保父親尊嚴 不求子逐名利 - 20220408 - 要聞". 明報新聞網 - 每日明報 daily news (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. 周皓宜 (2022-05-08). "李家超當選｜妻罕有現身送抱 李家超感觸泛淚：不希望家人受影響". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. Tan, Joanna (2022-05-08). "Beijing loyalist John Lee will be Hong Kong's next leader". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. "As Hong Kong's John Lee wins top job, city meets its soon-to-be 'first lady'". South China Morning Post. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  6. Standard, The. "(Central Station) John Lee's wife among five judges for Miss HK 2022". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  7. Standard, The. "(Central Station) John Lee's wife among five judges for Miss HK 2022". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
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