Lam Woon-kwong

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lam.

The Honourable Lam Woon-kwong
林煥光
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Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2012
Appointed by	Leung Chun-ying
Preceded by	Ronald Arculli
Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission
In office 1 February 2010 – 31 March 2013
Preceded by	Raymond Tang
Succeeded by	York Chow
Director of the Chief Executive's Office
In office 1 July 2002 – 6 January 2005
Succeeded by	John Tsang
Secretary for Home Affairs
In office 10 July 2000 – 30 June 2002
Preceded by	David Lan
Succeeded by	Patrick Ho
Secretary for the Civil Service
In office February 1996 – 1 August 2000
Preceded by	Michael Sze
Succeeded by	Joseph Wong
Director of Education
In office 1994–1996
Preceded by	Dominic WONG
Succeeded by	Helen YU
Personal details
Alma mater	Wellington College Queen's College University of Hong Kong

LAM Woon-kwong (simplified Chinese: 林焕光; traditional Chinese: 林煥光; pinyin: Lín Huànguāng, GBS, JP (born ca. 1951) is a Hong Kong politician. He is currently Convenor of the Executive Council and was previously the Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

In government

Lam served as Director of Education, Secretary for the Civil Service and was Secretary for Home Affairs from July 2000 to June 2002.

Then from July 2002 to January 2005 he was Director of the Chief Executive's Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for Tung Chee Hwa.

He became Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission in February 2010. In July 2012, upon his appointment as Convenor of the Executive Council for the new Chief Executive, CY Leung, despite public concern at a possible conflict of interest, he retained his position as Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

Other activities

For the 2008 Olympic Games, he was Chief Executive Officer of Olympic Equestrian Events (Hong Kong). He is a governor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society.

Education

Lam graduated from the Social Sciences Faculty of the University of Hong Kong. He has two master's degrees: in Public Administration from Harvard University and in Buddhist Studies from the University of Hong Kong.

Awards

• 2000: Gold Bauhinia Star
• 2005: Justice of the Peace
• 2009: Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service Award

External links

• Exco bio

Political offices
Preceded by Michael Sze	Secretary for the Civil Service 1996–2000	Succeeded by Joseph Wong
Preceded by David Lan	Secretary for Home Affairs 2000–2002	Succeeded by Patrick Ho
Preceded by Urban Council and Regional Council
Preceded by Ronald Arculli	Convenor of the Executive Council 2012–present	Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by Dominic Wong	Director of Education 1994–1996	Succeeded by Helen Yu
New creation	Director of the Chief Executive's Office 2002–2005	Succeeded by John Tsang
Order of precedence
Preceded by Jasper Tsang President of the Legislative Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Convenor of the Executive Council	Succeeded by Cheng Yiu-tong Non-official member of the Executive Council