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The Honourable
Lam So-wai
林素蔚
Lam in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Serving with Stanley Li
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyNew Territories South East
Personal details
Born (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 38)[1][2]
Shenzhen, China[3]
PartyProfessional Power (2019-2025)
New People's Party (2025-present)
Alma materPooi To Middle School
QualiEd College
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Connie Lam So-wai (Chinese: 林素蔚; born 31 December 1987) is a Hong Kong politician who is the elected Legislative Council member for New Territories South East.[4]

She was formerly a member of Professional Power but joined the New People's Party (NPP) in 2025 after announcing she would not run for re-election and said that she would support New People's Party candidate Victor Chan Chi-ho in her New Territories South East constituency in the upcoming legislative election.[5]

Biography

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Lam attended Pooi To Middle School in Hong Kong for Forms 1 through 5 before transferring to QualiEd College to complete her Form 7 preparatory course. She later obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Master of Arts in Social Work degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[citation needed]

On 12 October 2025, Lam announced that she would not seek re-election to the Legislative Council in order to focus on pursuing her doctoral degree.[6]

Personal life

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In September 2022, Lam tested positive for COVID-19.[7]

Electoral history

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2021 legislative election: New Territories South East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Li Sai-wing 82,595 64.77 N/A
PP Lam So-wai 38,214 29.97 N/A
Independent Daryl Choi Ming-hei 6,718 5.27 N/A
Majority
Total valid votes 127,527
Turnout
DAB win (new seat)
PP win (new seat)
2019 local elections at the Sai Kung District Council: O Tong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Neo Democrats Lui Man-kwong 4,722 63.09 +19.03
Independent Lam So-wai 2,762 36.91 N/A
Majority 1,960 26.18
Turnout 7,515 74.67 +28.1
Neo Democrats hold Swing

Footnote

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References

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  1. ↑ "2021年立法會選舉地區直選 - 新界東南林素蔚". 香港01. November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "慶祝正日生日". 林素蔚Connie Lam 公開專頁. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "【3分鐘網紅】我與灣區的故事 | 「香港在走，而深圳在跑」 林素蔚：籲兩地更多交流合作". 堅料網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). kinliu.hk. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pro-establishment candidates claim all 20 seats in geographic constituencies". The Standard. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "葉劉再招棄選議員　林素蔚入新民黨助爭新界東南議席". HK01. 15 November 2025.
  6. ↑ 王晉璇, 潘耀昇、何夏怡、馮子健 (12 October 2025). "立法會選舉・持續更新｜林素蔚棄連任盼專心學業 一文看棄選名單". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Standard, The. "Lawmaker Connie Lam under home quarantine over Covid infection". The Standard. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Legislative Council General Election results: New Territories South East". Government of Hong Kong. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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