Lam married her husband John Lee Ka Chiu in 1980, whom was then aged 22.

[3] Singing in a band with the wives of three former and current chiefs of the police service, she was a singer.

[4] On 8 May 2022, her husband won the 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, as the sole candidate approved by China.

He took office on 1 July 2022, making Lam the first lady of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

[9] Sources quoted by media said Lee, who graduated from secondary school in 1977, did not go to university after Lam, then his girlfriend, became pregnant.