ALEX LAM

Associate

Hong kong

SPECIALISES IN:

Integrity Due Diligence
Investigations

REGIONAL EXPERTISE:

Greater China

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

FactWire News Agency, 2021-2022 Apple Daily Hong Kong, 2011-2021 Next Magazine Hong Kong, 2009-2011

EDUCATION:

Hong Kong University of Sciences and Technology
Chinese University of Hong Kong

LANGUAGES

Cantonese
Mandarin

Alex Lam is an Associate at Wallbrook in Hong Kong, where he focuses on integrity and compliance due diligence investigations in the Greater China region.

Prior to joining Wallbrook, Alex has been an investigative journalist for 13 years, including ten years at Apple Daily Hong Kong. He led a team that produced investigative features in areas ranging from politics, urban development, to human rights and the pandemic. During this time, he and his team have exposed vote-rigging in local elections and construction scandals in billion-dollar railway projects, while covering significant local and international events such as the 2015 European migrant crisis and the 2019 protests in Hong Kong.

After the shutdown of Apple Daily, Alex joined FactWire, an investigation-focused news agency in Hong Kong, and served as an editor.

Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Global Business and Marketing from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a native Cantonese speaker and is also fluent in Mandarin.