David Lam (doctor)

David Lam Tzit-yuen (Chinese: 林哲玄) is a Hong Kong surgeon and politician who is the elected Legislative Council member for Medical and Health Services.[1]

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lam. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is David Lam and the Chinese-style name is Lam Tzit-yuen.
David Lam
林哲玄
Lam in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byPierre Chan (Medical)
Joseph Lee (Health Services)
ConstituencyMedical and Health Services
Personal details
CitizenshipHong Kong
OccupationSurgeon

Biography

In September 2022, Lam was removed of his status of being an international Fellow of the American College of Surgeons due to Lam being a national of China, saying "The American College of Surgeons regrets to inform you that it is not able to continue offering Fellowship or other membership status to residents of the People's Republic of China. Unfortunately, your status as an international Fellow falls into this situation. We are being advised to take this step to avoid issues with the PRC laws governing the operation of foreign organizations in the PRC."[2] Lam said that his membership status had no actual use, and that he would save approximately US$200 per year on membership fees.[2] Lam also criticized the organization, saying "It is utmost hypocrisy to sugarcoat sanctions as complying with the laws. It's time to draw a clear boundary."[2] Later, his membership eligibility was reinstated.[3]

On 27 December 2022, Lam said that Hong Kong should still isolate people with COVID-19 and should still impose PCR tests on inbound arrivals, saying "If we do not test them at the border, that means no test, which is a bit hazardous."[4] However, Lam said that those coming from mainland China should be exempt from the PCR test at the border.[4] On 28 December 2022, against Lam's opinion, the government announced that PCR tests for inbound arrivals would no longer be required.[5]

Electoral history
2021 legislative election: Medical and Health Services
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Lam Tzit-yuen 5,511 34.7 N/A
DAB Chan Wing-kwong 3,446 21.7 N/A
Independent Scarlett Pong Oi-lan 2,719 17.1 N/A
Independent Chan Chi-chung 2,585 16.3 N/A
Independent Ho Sung-hon 1,631 10.3 N/A

References
  1. Liang, Tiffany; Lam, Nadia; Cheung, Tony (21 December 2021). "New Hong Kong lawmakers representing former opposition strongholds vow to hear needs of residents, work for all constituents". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. Standard, The. "Medical sector lawmaker stripped of Fellowship of American College of Surgeons". The Standard. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. Standard, The. "American College of Surgeons backtracks on decision to strip HK medical lawmaker of membership ". The Standard. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. "'PCR tests for arrivals, isolation orders must stay' - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. "Vaccine pass abandoned as HK drops many Covid curbs - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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