Mike Lam King-nam (林景楠) is the founder of AbouThai and a Hong Kong 47 defendant.
Arrest and charge
Lam was arrested on January 6, 2021 over participation in the July 2020 unofficial democratic primary and was formally charged on February 28, 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion.
Sentence
On November 19, 2024, Lam was sentenced to 5 years 2 months.
Current status
Hong Kong Watch’s current profile continues to list Lam as in jail. No later verified release report was located in this reconciliation pass; no release date is inferred from sentence arithmetic.
Media & archive
Hong Kong Watch profile · FCM sentencing archive · Hong Kong hub
Last status review: September 13, 2026.