Ivan Lam

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lam (林). In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Ivan Lam and the Chinese-style name is Lam Long-yin.

Ivan Lam Long-yin^[1] (Chinese: 林朗彥, born 18 July 1994) is a Hong Kong political activist who, together with Joshua Wong, established the Hong Kong student activist group, Scholarism, in May 2011.^[2][3][4][5] In 2018, he replaced Nathan Law as the chairperson of Demosisto.^[6][7] In December 2020, Lam was sentenced to seven months in prison for his role during the 2019 protests. Along with him, activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow were also convicted.^[5][8][9] On 12 April 2021, he was released from prison.^[5][10]

Ivan Lam
Lam in 2018
Chairperson of Demosistō
In office 12 May 2018 – 30 June 2020
Deputy	Cheng Ka Long
Secretary general	Joshua Wong
Preceded by	Nathan Law
Succeeded by	Party dissolved
Personal details
Born	Lam Long-yin (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 31) British Hong Kong
Political party	Independent (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	Scholarism (2011–2016) Demosistō (2016–2020)
Ivan Lam Long-yin Traditional Chinese 林朗彥 Simplified Chinese 林朗彦 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Lǎngyàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping lam4 long5 jin6

On 5 July 2023, Lam was again arrested, along with three others, according to local media. The group was suspected to have provided financial aid to self-exiled activists, and to have published seditious material on social media.^[11]