Carrie Lam (politician)

The Honourable Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor GBS, JP
林鄭月娥
Chief Secretary for Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2012[1]
Chief Executive	Leung Chun-ying
Preceded by	Stephen Lam
Secretary for Development
In office 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2012
Chief Executive	Donald Tsang
Permanent Secretaries	Thomas Chow C.S. Wai
Political Assistant	Raymond Cheung
Preceded by	Sarah Liao (as Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works) Michael Suen (as Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands)
Succeeded by	Mak Chai-kwong
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs
In office 8 March 2006 – 30 June 2007
Preceded by	Shelley Lee (李麗娟)
Succeeded by	Carrie Yau
Personal details
Born	13 May 1957[2] British Hong Kong[3]
Education	University of Hong Kong[4]
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor
Traditional Chinese	林鄭月娥
Simplified Chinese	林郑月娥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Zhèng Yuè'é Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lam4 Zeng6 Jyut6ngo4 Yale Romanization Làhm Jehng Yuhtngòh

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, also known as Carrie Lam, GBS,^[1] JP^[1] (born 13 May 1957^[2] in Hong Kong)^[3] is a civil servant from Hong Kong, currently the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong Government.

Education

Carrie Lam attended St. Francis' Canossian College and the University of Hong Kong. As a student, Lam was an activist and advocated on behalf of the Yau Ma Tei boat people, who faced a difficult situation. She was active in the student union at the University of Hong Kong, where she switched her course of study from social work to sociology to help her understand society and graduated in 1980.^[2][4] She received honorary membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2012. The only other person in Hong Kong who received the same honour is Sir David Akers-Jones, former Chief Secretary.

Career

Lam joined the Administrative Service in 1980. She has served in various bureaux and departments, including as Director of Social Welfare Department (2000–2003), Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Planning and Lands) (2003–2004), Director-General of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London (2004–2006), Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (2006–2007) and Secretary for Development (2007–2012). She was then chosen as the Chief Secretary for Administration by the new Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.^[1]

Lam created controversy when, in a speech to open the Caritas Bazaar in 2015, Lam cited the eight Beatitudes, saying "Some said that the eighth blessing applies very well to me – it says, ‘blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’ – there is already a place reserved for me in heaven." Senior cleric, The Reverend Thomas Law Kwok-Fai, told the media "No one would say that about themselves… I won’t dare to myself", while a senior lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong said that Lam sounded arrogant.^[5]

See also

• Executive Council of Hong Kong
• 2014 Hong Kong Protests

References

1. "Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBS, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration". GovHK. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. May 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
2. Ho, Andrew (15 January 2013). "The SAR's Superlady" (PDF). The Student Standard (Hong Kong). pp. 6–7. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
3. "HK Tramways grows with time". news.gov.hk. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014. Lam stated in a speech "To those who were born and brought up in Hong Kong like me"
4. "Hong Kong protests: 8 things you might not know about Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's Chief Secretary". The Straits Times (Singapore). 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
5. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/02/chief-sec-carrie-lam-says-there-is-a-place-reserved-for-her-in-heaven/