Nelson Lam

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lam. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Nelson Lam and the Chinese-style name is Lam Chi-yuen.

Nelson Lam Chi-yuen, JP (Chinese: 林智遠, born 20 August 1968) is a Hong Kong accountant and politician who is Director of Audit. To take up the role, from 1 July 2022, he resigned as a Legislative Councillor in the Election Committee constituency (ECC) after less than six months in office. The ECC was then newly created under the electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing.

The Honourable Nelson Lam JP
林智遠
5th Director of Audit
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2022
Preceded by	John Chu
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 January 2022 – 18 June 2022
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	William Wong
Constituency	Election Committee
Personal details
Born	(1968-08-20) August 20, 1968 (age 56)
Alma mater	Hong Kong Baptist University (BBA) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (MBA) Chinese University of Hong Kong (MSc)

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.^[1] One day later, it was discovered that Lam attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.^[2][3][4] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.^[4]

When asked why Lam was focusing on national security instead of auditing public money, Lam said "Efficiency and effectiveness refers to whether the audited body abided by the law or not. If they have failed to do so that means they are doing a poor job. If they have broken the law, that would also involve money."^[5]

Electoral history

2021 legislative election: Election Committee[6][7]
No.	Candidates	Affiliation		Votes	%
1	Luk Chung-hung		FTU	1,178
2	Ma Fung-kwok		New Forum	1,234
3	Kingsley Wong Kwok		FTU	1,192
4	Chan Hoi-yan		Nonpartisan	1,292
5	Tang Fei		FEW	1,339
6	Michael John Treloar Rowse		Nonpartisan	454
7	Paul Tse Wai-chun		Independent	1,283
8	Diu Sing-hung		Nonpartisan	342
9	Tseng Chin-i		Nonpartisan	919
10	Nelson Lam Chi-yuen		Nonpartisan	970
11	Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming		Nonpartisan	1,102
12	Andrew Lam Siu-lo		Nonpartisan	1,026
13	Chow Man-kong		Nonpartisan	1,060
14	Doreen Kong Yuk-foon		Nonpartisan	1,032
15	Fung Wai-kwong		Nonpartisan	708
16	Chan Yuet-ming		Nonpartisan	1,187
17	Simon Hoey Lee		Nonpartisan	1,308
18	Judy Kapui Chan		NPP	1,284
19	Wong Chi-him		Nonpartisan	956
20	Maggie Chan Man-ki		Nonpartisan	1,331
21	So Cheung-wing		Nonpartisan	1,013
22	Sun Dong		Nonpartisan	1,124
23	Tu Hai-ming		Nonpartisan	834
24	Tan Yueheng		Nonpartisan	1,245
25	Ng Kit-chong		Nonpartisan	1,239
26	Chan Siu-hung		Nonpartisan	1,239
27	Hong Wen		Nonpartisan	1,142
28	Dennis Lam Shun-chiu		Nonpartisan	1,157
29	Rock Chen Chung-nin		DAB	1,297
30	Yung Hoi-yan		NPP/CF	1,313
31	Chan Pui-leung		Nonpartisan	1,205
32	Lau Chi-pang		Nonpartisan	1,214
33	Carmen Kan Wai-mun		Nonpartisan	1,291
34	Nixie Lam Lam		DAB	1,181
35	Luk Hon-man		BPA	1,059
36	Elizabeth Quat		DAB	1,322
37	Lilian Kwok Ling-lai		DAB	1,122
38	Lai Tung-kwok		NPP	1,237
39	Leung Mei-fun		BPA/KWND	1,348
40	Ho Kwan-yiu		Nonpartisan	1,263
41	Chan Hoi-wing		DAB	941
42	Alice Mak Mei-kuen		FTU	1,326
43	Kevin Sun Wei-yung		Independent	891
44	Stephen Wong Yuen-shan		Nonpartisan	1,305
45	Lee Chun-keung		Liberal	1,060
46	Cheung Kwok-kwan		DAB	1,342
47	Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai		Nonpartisan	1,160
48	Allan Zeman		Nonpartisan	955
49	Lam Chun-sing		FLU	1,002
50	Charles Ng Wang-wai		Nonpartisan	958
51	Choy Wing-keung		FTU	818