Aged 65, was appointed as an INED, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee on 9 May 2016. Mr. LAM is a solicitor of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Supreme Court of England and Wales, and a civil celebrant of marriages in Hong Kong. He graduated from the University of Manchester, England in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering. His major study included computer design, power transmission and telecommunications. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (M.I.E.E.E.) in USA. After obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree, he studied laws at the Manchester Polytechnic (now known as Manchester Metropolitan University), England and the College of Law in Chester, England, respectively. Mr. LAM returned to Hong Kong in 1984 to work in family business of Tai Sun Company (a member of The Hong Kong-Kowloon Yarn and Fabrics Association), and Shing Fung Finance Company Limited, both founded by his late father Mr. LAM Muk Kwong in 1958 and 1972, respectively. In 1992, Mr. LAM furthered his studies in laws at the University of Hong Kong and obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) and was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in 1994 and of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in the following year. In 1999, Mr. LAM founded William Lam and Company, Solicitors to start his own practice in law. Mr. LAM also serves in many areas. He is an executive committee member of the Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organisations, the founding president of the University of Manchester Alumni Association of Hong Kong and general committee member of Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club Ltd. He was a member of the InnoTech Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong from 18 January 2005 to 30 September 2020 and a co-opted member of the Chinese Temples Committee from 2009 to 2015. Mr. LAM has also acted as the legal advisor of various organisations, such as the Hong Kong General Chamber of Textiles Limited, the Chamber of the Hong Kong Computer Industry, the Hong Kong Information Technology Joint Council, the Hong Kong WEEE Recycling Association, the Hong Kong Society of Medical Professionals, the Hong Kong Software Industry Association, the Public Surgeons United and the Hong Kong New Youth Energy Think Tank.