Mike Lam King Nam
Mike Lam King-nam 林景楠 (32)
Business owner
*Currently on bail.
Mike Lam King-nam is widely known as the founder of the popular Thai grocery retail chain ‘AbouThai’. Lam was arrested in January 2021 for participating in the “35+” unofficial primary elections in July 2020. During the elections, AbouThai storefronts were used as polling stations.
In April 2021, a series of raids by the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department at an AbouThai warehouse and 25 stores in 18 districts across the city took place. Customs chiefs said the raids were carried out in connection to missing safety warnings on cleaning products. However, the raids sparked claims that the actions were politically motivated. (Photo: HKFP)
Charge, incident & sentence:
Charge: Conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law
Incident: Organising and participating in unofficial primary elections for the Hong Kong Legislative Council in July 2020
