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Spouse of the Chief executive of Hong Kong In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lam (née Lee). In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Janet Lam and the Chinese-style name is (Lee) Lam Lai-sim.
Janet Lam
李林麗嬋
Lam in 2022
Spouse of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Assumed role
1 July 2022
Chief ExecutiveJohn Lee
Preceded byLam Siu-por
Personal details
BornJanet Lam Lai-sim
1958 (age 65–66)
British Hong Kong
Nationality
Spouse John Lee ​(m. 1980)​
Children2
OccupationSinger

Janet Lee Lam Lai-sim (Chinese: 李林麗嬋) 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.

Biography

Lam married her husband John Lee in 1980, whom was then aged 22. Gilbert Lee Man-lung and Jacky Lee Man-chun, who attended Wah Yan College, are their sons. Singing in a band with the wives of three former and current chiefs of the police service, she was a singer.

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.

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

Age speculations

Lam's age was never officially confirmed. It is known that Lam had studied in True Light Girls' College, which was established in 1973. Sources quoted by media said Lee, who graduated from secondary school in 1977, did not go to university after Lam, then his girlfriend, became pregnant.

References

  1. ^ "Who is John Lee? People recall growing up with future Hong Kong leader". South China Morning Post. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  2. "【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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. Tan, Joanna (2022-05-08). "Beijing loyalist John Lee will be Hong Kong's next leader". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  6. "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.
  7. Standard, The. "(Central Station) John Lee's wife among five judges for Miss HK 2022". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  8. Standard, The. "(Central Station) John Lee's wife among five judges for Miss HK 2022". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  9. "無綫《猜猜我是誰》重提李家超早為人父／特首夫人年齡成疑". RFA via Facebook. 2024-07-02.
Unofficial roles
Preceded byLam Siu-por Spouse of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong
2022–present 		Incumbent
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