Raymond Lam - Early Years

Early Years

Raymond Lam was born into a wealthy family. His father, Lam Kwok-Wah (林國華), is a renowned real-estate property developer in the mainland referred to as "Xiamen's Li Ka-shing" (廈門李嘉誠) who sits on the board of seven real estate and construction companies. His birthname was Lam Wui-man (林匯文), which later changed to Lam Yat-fung (林逸峯), and finally changed to Raymond Lam Fung. He calls himself Raymond as the pronunciation of it is similar to his birthname 'Wui-man'. The name was changed to give him a fungshui advantage. He studied in St. Paul's College, Hong Kong for Secondary School. Following that, he studied Architecture in Xiamen University for 1st Year, and then completed the rest in University of Southern California, majoring in Architecture and minoring in Music. Raymond Lam's childhood dream was to become a professional dancer.

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