Wong Lam
Wong Lam Murray MacLehose | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1919 British Hong Kong |
| Died | 19 March 2016 (aged 96) Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Ellis Kadoorie School |
Wong Lam,
Early life and career
Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1919 and was educated at the Ellis Kadoorie School. At the age of 15, he moved to
Wong had also been chairman of the Mutual Aid Committee of the Wing Ying Mansion in
Legislative Councillor
Wong was appointed
In debate on the famous Lobo motion on the Sino-British negotiations on the Hong Kong sovereignty in 1984, Wong spoke in support and advised the government to "remove the confidentiality of the Sino-British talks imposed at present ... What we should be after is not just the superficial elements pertaining to the status quo, but rather the retention of the underlying concept. For example, speculation in stocks and shares is not important on the fact(sic) of it, what is important is the underlying concept, i.e. the freedom to raise capital and carry on transactions."[3]
Later years and death
Wong was instrumental in assisting the development of education in his hometown Dongguan. He helped in the founding of the Dongguan University of Technology in 1992. In 1990, he was made a member of the Dongguan Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1996, he was made an honorary citizen of Donggaun.[4]
Wong's last public appearance was in December 2015 when he was invited to a banquet at the Legislative Council Complex with incumbent and former Legislative Councillors. He died on 19 March 2016 at the age of 96.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "前立法局元老王霖慨嘆 議員今不如昔". 香港成報. 11 February 2014.
- ^ 余若薇 (23 December 2009). "雅虎專欄 – 假如我是王霖".
- ^ "OFFICIAL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS – Wednesday, 14 March 1984" (PDF). Hong Kong Legislative Council. p. 713.
- ^ ""老顽童"王霖". 广东侨网. 16 February 2004.
- ^ Fung, Owen (30 March 2016). "From bus conductor to lawmaker: First grass-roots councillor Wong Lam dies at age 96". South China Morning Post.