林奕權

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Lam Yick-kuen is an ex officio member of the Tai Po District Council in Hong Kong for the seventh term (2024–2027) and holds the Medal of Honour (MH). He is chairman of the 23rd Executive Committee of the Tai Po Rural Committee, taking office on 8 August 2023, and was registered as an ex officio member of the Tai Po District Council in that capacity under the District Councils Ordinance after confirmation by the District Council Eligibility Review Committee. He has long taken part in rural and district affairs, and is an executive committee member of the Shanghai–Hong Kong Community Organisations Federation and a member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In June 2023 he contested the vice-chairmanship of the Heung Yee Kuk for the Tai Po District, but lost with 55 votes to 71 for the re-elected Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman Mok Kam-kwai. After the 2023 reform of the District Council system, the seventh-term councils comprise appointed members, District Committees constituency members, geographical constituency members and ex officio members; the 27 incumbent Rural Committee chairmen were registered as ex officio members, and Lam took office on 1 January 2024. The Tai Po Rural Committee covers rural affairs in Tai Po, Lam Tsuen and Tai Mei Tuk, reflecting views to the government on rural livelihood, village development and the rights of indigenous inhabitants. Beyond these public records, little is known about his education and professional background.