洪連杉

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Hung Lin-cham is an appointed member of the Eastern District Council in Hong Kong for the 7th term (2024–2027). He holds the Medal of Honour (MH) and is a Justice of the Peace (JP). Of Fujian ancestry, he declares his occupation as a secondary school teacher at Fukien Secondary School (Siu Sai Wan), where he has taught since 1999, and he lives in North Point. Politically he is affiliated with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). He has long been active in district affairs: on 6 March 2005 he won a by-election in the Fortress constituency of Eastern District, and he contested the 2007 District Council election. After the 2023 reform of the District Council system, he was appointed by the Chief Executive to the 7th-term Eastern District Council and took office on 1 January 2024. The council has 30 members and is chaired by the District Officer. Within the council he chairs the District Facilities and Works Committee and sits on the Food, Environment and Hygiene Committee, the Community Involvement, Culture and Recreation Committee, the Traffic and Transport Committee, the Social Welfare Committee, the Task Force on Boosting the Local Economy and the Building Management Working Group, advising the government on facilities, works, environmental hygiene and livelihood matters. Apart from his council and teaching work, little public information is available about his other experiences.