Lam Chun
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lam Chun
| native_name = {{nobold|林進}}
| image = File:林進 Legco primary.png
| caption= Lam in 2020
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| office1 = Member of the Yuen Long District Council
| term_start1 = 1 January 2020
| term_end1 = 8 July 2021
| predecessor1 = Chow Wing-kan
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| constituency1 = Shui Wah
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = British Hong Kong
| residence = Hong Kong
| nationality =
| citizenship = Hong Kong
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| party = Tin Shui Wai Connection
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Lam Chun ({{lang-zh|t=林進}}; born 14 October 1992) is a Hong Kong social activist and former member of the Yuen Long District Council for Shui Wah. He is currently convenor of the Tin Shui Wai Connection.
Biography
Raised in Yuen Long, Lam formed Tin Shui Wai Connection with other Tin Shui Wai netizens in 2019 aiming at contesting in the 2019 District Council election against the pro-Beijing incumbents.{{cite news|title=【區議會選舉2019】連登仔連線阻建制自動當選 爭天水圍做第19區
|url=https://www.hk01.com/18%E5%8D%80%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/374027/%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E6%9C%83%E9%81%B8%E8%88%892019-%E9%80%A3%E7%99%BB%E4%BB%94%E9%80%A3%E7%B7%9A%E9%98%BB%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8-%E7%88%AD%E5%A4%A9%E6%B0%B4%E5%9C%8D%E5%81%9A%E7%AC%AC19%E5%8D%80|date=2019-09-16|work=HK01}} Lam ran against pro-Beijing incumbent Chow Wing-kan in Shui Wah and received 3,955 votes, winning the seat by a margin of 1,691 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20191218/60387463|title=【光復區會●天水圍】聲援理大或被控暴動 林進無悔支持抗爭：我哋唔再係高高在上嘅政棍|website=Apple Daily 蘋果日報|access-date=2019-12-31}} He is chair of the council's Finance and Administration Committee.[https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/yl/english/members/info/dc_member_list_detail.php?member_id=2512 Official DC biography] On 8 July 2021, Lam announced his resignation from the District Council after the government introduced the new mandatory oaths of allegiance.{{cite web |first=Selina |last=Cheng |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/09/exodus-of-hong-kong-district-councillors-continues-over-oath-taking-threat-to-claw-back-wages/ |title=Exodus of Hong Kong district councillors continues over oath-taking 'threat' to claw back wages |publisher=Hong Kong Free Press |date=9 July 2021 |access-date=10 July 2021 }}
Politics
Lam stands as an independent democrat. He opposes legislation to enact Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law.[https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3078470/hong-kong-councillor-warned-refusing-help-yuen-long Hong Kong councillor warned for refusing to help Yuen Long residents who support national security law], SCMP, 5 Apr, 2020
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Category:District councillors of Yuen Long District