Chung Pui-lam, GBS, SBS, OBE, JP (born 11 October 1940 in

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) was the member of the

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and

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. He became a

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civil servant as his early career and later on studied law at the

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and

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. He set up the Chung & Kwan Solicitors law firm, after he left the legal department in the Hong Kong government in 1979. He was first elected as the Sham Shui Po District Board member in

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in the Lai Wan constituency based in the

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and reelected in 1988. He was elected in the first Legislative Council indirect election from the Sham Shui Po electoral college constituency consisting of members of the Eastern and Sham Shui Po District Board and served until 1991. In the Legislative Council meeting held on 27 June 1990 on the debate of the

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, Chung conceded the equality between men and women was a basic

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but thought that to extend the right to the New Territories women to inherit land the same as men would lead to social disorder and the instability of Hong Kong.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chung, Pui-lam 1940 births Living people District councillors of Sham Shui Po District Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star Officers of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of London Progressive Hong Kong Society politicians Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong politicians Hong Kong Progressive Alliance politicians Solicitors of Hong Kong Hong Kong civil servants HK LegCo Members 1985–1988 HK LegCo Members 1988–1991