Ivan Lam

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lam (林). In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Ivan Lam and the Chinese-style name is Lam Long-yin.
Ivan Lam
Lam in 2018
Chairperson of Demosistō
In office
12 May 2018 – 30 June 2020
DeputyCheng Ka Long
Secretary generalJoshua Wong
Preceded byNathan Law
Succeeded byParty dissolved
Personal details
Born
Lam Long-yin

(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 30)
British Hong Kong
Political partyIndependent (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Scholarism (2011–2016)
Demosistō (2016–2020)
Ivan Lam Long-yin
Traditional Chinese林朗彥
Simplified Chinese林朗彦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Lǎngyàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglam4 long5 jin6

Ivan Lam Long-yin[1] (Chinese: 林朗彥, born 18 July 1994) is a Hong Kong political activist who, together with Joshua Wong, established the Hong Kong student activist group, Scholarism, in May 2011.[2][3][4][5] In 2018, he replaced Nathan Law as the chairperson of Demosisto.[6][7] In December 2020, Lam was sentenced to seven months in prison for his role during the 2019 protests. Along with him, activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow were also convicted.[5][8][9] On 12 April 2021, he was released from prison.[5][10]

On 5 July 2023, Lam was again arrested, along with three others, according to local media. The group was suspected to have provided financial aid to self-exiled activists, and to have published seditious material on social media.[11]

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  3. ^ "Scholarism 'suspends operations' to form new student group and political party". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2016-03-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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  5. ^ a b c "專訪前香港眾志主席林朗彥：沒有一勞永逸的勝利 在「被允許」的空間盡應做之事 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報". 蘋果新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  6. ^ Chung, Kimmy; Sum, Lok-kei (6 June 2018). "Demosisto's new chairman Ivan Lam talks about Joshua Wong, clashing with his ex-policeman father over Occupy and losing 13kg while in jail". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Nathan Law quits as chairman of party he founded with Joshua Wong". South China Morning Post. 2018-05-17. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  8. ^ Ramzy, Austin; May, Tiffany (2 December 2020). "Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Are Sentenced to Prison Over Hong Kong Protest". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ "黃之鋒、周庭、林朗彥未經批准集結案被判入獄7至13.5個月". BBC News 中文 (in Traditional Chinese). 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  10. ^ "「入獄如坐那夜紅van」林朗彥︰下車人面全非 ｜ 蘋果日報". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  11. ^ Leung, Hillary (2023-07-07). "4 Hong Kong men arrested over allegedly supporting wanted democrats released on bail". Retrieved 2023-07-08.