Lam So-wai
Lam So-wai | |
|---|---|
林素蔚 | |
Lam in 2023 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 Serving with Stanley Li Sai-wing | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | New Territories South East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lam So-wai December 31, 1987 |
| Party | Professional Power (2019-2025) New People's Party (2025-present) |
| Alma mater | Pooi To Middle School QualiEd College The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Connie Lam So-wai[note 1] (Chinese: 林素蔚, born 31 December 1987) is a Hong Kong politician who is the elected Legislative Council member for New Territories South East.[2]
She was formerly a member of Professional Power but joined the New People's Party (NPP) in 2025 after announcing she would not run for re-election and said that she would support New People's Party candidate Victor Chan Chi-ho in her New Territories South East constituency in the upcoming legislative election.[3]
Biography
Lam attended Pooi To Middle School in Hong Kong for Forms 1 through 5 before transferring to QualiEd College to complete her Form 7 preparatory course. She later obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Master of Arts in Social Work degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
On October 12, 2025, Lam announced that she would not seek re-election to the Legislative Council in order to focus on pursuing her doctoral degree.[4]
Personal life
In September 2022, Lam tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Li Sai-wing | 82,595 | 64.77 | N/A | |
| PP | Lam So-wai | 38,214 | 29.97 | N/A | |
| Independent | Daryl Choi Ming-hei | 6,718 | 5.27 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Total valid votes | 127,527 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| DAB win (new seat) | |||||
| PP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Democrats | Lui Man-kwong | 4,722 | 63.09 | +19.03 | |
| Independent | Lam So-wai | 2,762 | 36.91 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,960 | 26.18 | |||
| Turnout | 7,515 | 74.67 | +28.1 | ||
| Neo Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Footnote
- ^ The enrolled name in Hong Kong Government is Lam So-wai.
References
- ^ "【3分鐘網紅】我與灣區的故事 | 「香港在走，而深圳在跑」 林素蔚：籲兩地更多交流合作". 堅料網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). kinliu.hk. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Pro-establishment candidates claim all 20 seats in geographic constituencies". The Standard. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "葉劉再招棄選議員 林素蔚入新民黨助爭新界東南議席". HK01. 15 November 2025.
- ^ 王晉璇, 潘耀昇、何夏怡、馮子健 (12 October 2025). "立法會選舉・持續更新｜林素蔚棄連任盼專心學業 一文看棄選名單". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Standard, The. "Lawmaker Connie Lam under home quarantine over Covid infection". The Standard. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Council General Election results: New Territories South East". Government of Hong Kong. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.