Janet Lam | |
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李林麗嬋 | |
Spouse of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong | |
Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
Chief Executive | John Lee |
Preceded by | Lam Siu-por |
Personal details | |
Born | Janet Lam Lai-sim 1964 (age 59–60) British Hong Kong |
Nationality | |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Singer |
Janet Lee Lam Lai-sim (Chinese: 李林麗嬋, born 1964) 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.
Lam married her husband in 1980 at the age of 16.[1] Gilbert Lee Man-lung and Jacky Lee Man-chun, who attended Wah Yan College, are their sons.[2] Singing in a band with the wives of three former and current chiefs of the police service, she was a singer.[3]
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.[4][5]
In September 2022, she was introduced as the president of The Community Chest of Hong Kong.[6]Additionally, she served as a judge for the Miss Hong Kong 2022.[7]