Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I noho a Lam hei Hekeretari Matua mo te Whakahaere i raro i te whakahaere a Leung Chun-ying i te tau 2012. Mai i te 2013 ki te 2015 i arahi a Lam i te Rōpū Mahi mo te Whakawhanake Ture mo te huringa pooti o Hong Kong i te tau 2014 me te whakahaere korero me nga akonga me nga kaiarahi whakahee i te wa o te kaupapa.
he nui nga whakahe. I roto i te tukanga whiriwhiri Tumu Whakarae 2017, i whiwhi a Lam i nga pooti 777 mai i te Komiti Pooti 1,194-mema i tohua hei kaitono i manakohia e Beijing, a, ko ia te Tumu Whakarae wahine tuatahi o Hong Kong.