Lam Chun-sing

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Lam Chun-sing (Chinese: 林振昇; born 1981) is a Hong Kong trade unionist and politician who has been a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from the Election Committee constituency since 2022, as a member of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions. He was the chair of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions and is a member of the pro-Beijing camp.

Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyElection Committee
Born1981 (1981)
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Lam Chun-sing
林振昇
Lam in 2024
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyElection Committee
Personal details
Born1981 (1981)
PartyFederation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
EducationChinese University of Hong Kong (BA)
Hong Kong Institute of Education
Tsinghua University (MPA)
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Early life and education

Lam graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history programme from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003, and conducted postgraduate studies at the Education University of Hong Kong in 2004, and from Tsinghua University with a Master of Public Administration degree. Chun-sing became a trade union official[1][2] in 2004.[3]

Career

Lam was a candidate in the 2011 Hong Kong local elections.[4]

In the 2021 election, he won a seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from the Election Committee constituency.[5] He was the chair of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions until 2017.[1][2][6]

During his tenure on the legislative council he has been a member of the House, Finance, Personall Establishment, and Education committees. He is the president of the Manpower committee.[3]

Personal life

Lam practices Buddhism.[2]

Political positions

Lam is a member of the pro-Beijing camp in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He supports stricter legislation regarding labour union protests stating that "a lot of labour union stagged strikes that were unrelated to labour relations" during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[7]

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