Lam Cheuk-ting

Lam Cheuk-ting (Chinese: 林卓廷; Jyutping: lam4 coek3 ting4; born 13 June 1977) is a Democratic Party politician in Hong Kong. He is a former investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and chief executive of the Democratic Party. He is current member of the North District Council for Shek Wu Hui. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through New Territories East.

Lam Cheuk-ting
林卓廷
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 October 2016 – 1 December 2020
Preceded by	Emily Lau
Constituency	New Territories East
Personal details
Born	13 June 1977 Hong Kong
Nationality	Hong Kong Chinese
Political party	Democratic Party
Residence	Sha Tin, New Territories
Alma mater	Chinese University of Hong Kong (BSS)

Biography

Lam graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1999, studying Government and Public Administration. After graduation, he joined the Democratic Party and became assistant of Albert Ho. He was transferred to Democratic Party's Legislative Council Secretariat in 2001 and became assistant of party's chairman in 2003, having been serving Yeung Sum, Lee Wing-tat and Albert Ho. In 2006 when the Democratic Party set up a five-member investigation commission on the allegation of some senior members involving in spying activities of Beijing, he became the secretary of the commission.[1]

He left the party and joined the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) as an investigator in 2006. He returned to the Democratic Party as chief executive in 2011, succeeding Chan Ka-wai who quit after being caught visiting a one-woman brothel.[2]

Lam is a spokesman of the Property Owners' Anti Bid-Rigging Alliance against an alleged bid-rigging scandal in Garden Vista, where he is a resident, as well as the alleged scandals in other flats.[3] He was also involved in parallel trading issue, which was criticised for affecting the daily livelihood of local residents especially in North District, as a coordinator of the Sheung Shui Parallel-Goods Monitoring Group.[4]

In 2015, he won a seat in Shek Wu Hui of the North District Council in the 2015 District Council elections, defeating incumbent Simon Wong Yuen-keung. In 2016, he represented the Democratic Party to run successfully in New Territories East for the 2016 Legislative Council election, succeeding chairwoman Emily Lau.

He has been re-elected in the 2019 District Council elections for the same constituency.

2019 Yuen Long attack

Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting held a press conference with a number of victims and witnesses of the Yuen Long attack to talk about the experience. Hong Kong, 24 July 2019[5]

Lam was a victim of the Yuen Long attacks on 21 July 2019, when MTR passengers, journalists, and pro-democratic protesters were attacked by a mob of white-clad men.[6] As a result, his mouth was wounded and he was treated with several stitches. Lam was streaming the violence on Facebook with his phone.[5][7]

A rally was held in Yuen Long alleging that Lam was responsible for the Yuen Long attack and accusing him of bringing protesters to Yuen Long. In response, Lam pointed out that video footage shows the men attacking people in Yuen Long long before he arrived in the town, and replied that "telling a lie a hundred times will not make it the truth".[8][6]

On 26 August 2020, Lam was arrested on charges of "rioting" for showing up in Yuen Long station on 21 July 2019, and "conspiring with others to damage property and obstructing the course of justice" in Tuen Mun on 6 July 2019.[9]

References

1. "民主黨力捧林卓廷 剷除匯點勢力". Eastweek. 7 November 2011.
2. "City Digest". South China Morning Post. 5 August 2011.
3. "'One small step': Hong Kong residents of alleged bid-rigging estate see subcontractor's confession as winning pivot in war with management". South China Morning Post. 29 October 2015.
4. "Restricted Entry to Hong Kong Aims to Lessen Parallel Trading". Epoch Times. 15 April 2015.
5. 湯惠芸 (25 July 2019). "香港立法會議員聯同元朗襲擊受害人 親述恐怖經歷將追究責任". Voice of America, Cantonese (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
6. Cheng, Kris (13 January 2020). "Democrat says pro-Beijing protesters are 'repeating a lie' that he was behind Yuen Long mob attack".
7. Lam, Jeffie; Lo, Clifford (23 July 2019). "How marauding gang struck fear into Yuen Long, leaving dozens of protesters and passengers injured, and Hong Kong police defending their response". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
8. "Rally held to demand Lam Cheuk-ting's arrest". RTHK. 12 January 2020.
9. Wong, Rachel (26 August 2020). "Two Hong Kong democrats arrested over 2019 protests; Lam Cheuk-ting detained over alleged 'rioting' during Yuen Long mob attack". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 26 August 2020.