Ivan Lam

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]

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
Ivan Lam in 2018
Ivan Lam in 2018
Chairperson of Demosistō
In office
12 May 2018 – 30 June 2020
DeputyCheng Ka Long
Secretary generalJoshua Wong
Preceded byNathan Law
Succeeded byParty dissolved
Personal details
Born
Lam Long-yin

(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
British Hong Kong
Political partyIndependent (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

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]

References
  1. "Former Demosisto activists withdraw bail application pending appeal". The Standard. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  2. Lee, Ada (10 September 2012). "Scholarism's Joshua Wong embodies anti-national education body's energy". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. "Scholarism 'suspends operations' to form new student group and political party". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2016-03-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. "Joe Biden drops early clues about his Asia agenda". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. "專訪前香港眾志主席林朗彥：沒有一勞永逸的勝利 在「被允許」的空間盡應做之事 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報". 蘋果新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  6. Chung, Kimmy; Sum, Lok-kei (6 June 2018). "Demosisto's new chairman Ivan Lam talks about Joshua Wong, clashing with his ex-policeman father over Occupy and losing 13kg while in jail". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "Nathan Law quits as chairman of party he founded with Joshua Wong". South China Morning Post. 2018-05-17. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  8. Ramzy, Austin; May, Tiffany (2 December 2020). "Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Are Sentenced to Prison Over Hong Kong Protest". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. "黃之鋒、周庭、林朗彥未經批准集結案被判入獄7至13.5個月". BBC News 中文 (in Traditional Chinese). 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  10. "「入獄如坐那夜紅van」林朗彥︰下車人面全非 ｜ 蘋果日報". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  11. Leung, Hillary (2023-07-07). "4 Hong Kong men arrested over allegedly supporting wanted democrats released on bail". Retrieved 2023-07-08.


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