Peggy Lam
Quick Facts
Biography
Peggy LAM PEI Yu-dja, GBS, OBE (Chinese: 林貝聿嘉; born 1928) is a Hong Kong politician and activist. She is affiliated with numerous volunteer organisations and committees. She is the CEO of the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong.
Family
Peggy Lam Pei Yu-dja (林貝聿嘉) is the youngest niece of I. M. Pei, the renowned architect. She graduated from the University of Shanghai with a bachelor's degree in Arts. She received a certificate in family planning from the University of Chicago and a certificate in Public Health Administration from the University of Michigan.
Politics
She was a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She was also a member of Legislative Council and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and Chairman of the Wan Chai District Council.
Honours
She was appointed as the Justice of the Peace in 1981. She later awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1985, the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1993. After the establishment of HKSAR, she was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in 1998 and the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) in 2003.