何煒霖

English

Ho Wai Lam, born on 30 July 1983, is a Hong Kong contract bridge player. At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where bridge was included as a medal sport for the first time and the competition was held at the Jakarta International Expo with Hong Kong entering 16 bridge players, he was selected for Hong Kong's super-mixed team with Chan Pui Yi, Ho Hoi Tung, Koo Hor Yung, Wong Wai Man and Yeung Hoi Ning, helping the territory to silver on 27 August - one of Hong Kong's early breakthroughs on the Asian Games bridge stage. At the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023 he moved into the men's team event with Chiu Wai Lap, Ho Hoi Tung, Lai Wai Kit, Mak Kwok Fai and Sze Shun Sum; the Games featured men's, women's and mixed team bridge events from 27 September to 6 October, and Hong Kong beat Japan in the semi-final and then India 229.1 to 152 in the final, played over two days and six sessions in which Hong Kong won five (the last three finishing 42-32, 38-17 and 17-12), to win gold. That gold was Hong Kong's first Asian Games gold in bridge and the delegation's eighth gold of the Games, matching Hong Kong's best tally of eight set in 2018, with the delegation taking 53 medals in all - eight gold, 16 silver and 29 bronze. Born in 1983, Ho has been active in Hong Kong and regional bridge competitions for many years and has remained a member of the Hong Kong representative squad.