Jayden Lam Yat Yan (Chinese: 林溢欣; born September 23, 1987), known professionally as YY Lam[1][2], is a Hong Kong private tutor. A graduate of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and having a Master of Philosophy degree in Chinese Language and Literature, he is prominent as a tutor of the Chinese language. He entered the field of private tutoring from the large-scale cram school Beacon College in 2011, which he continued teaching in until August 2021.

Lam currently teaches the curriculum of the Chinese language of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education at Defining Education, a cram school founded with Legendary Group Limited in December 2021, of which he owns 20% of the school’s shares, and in The Chinese University of Hong Kong on a part-time basis.[3][4]

History

Bus advertisement featuring Lam and his cram school Defining Education

Lam studied in Ho Fung College for his secondary school education. He received 3 level A grades in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examinations in 2006, the highest grades obtainable in the examination, and was admitted into the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He graduated in 2009 with first-class honors and subsequently obtained his Master of Philosophy degree in Chinese Language and Literature with distinction in 2011.[3][5]

Lam began his career as a private tutor in the cram school Beacon College shortly after the completion of his master's degree, which he was recruited due to a sudden death of another Chinese teacher from the school.[6] Over the years Lam was widely reported having received an annual salary of over millions of Hong Kong dollars during his time with Beacon College.[7][8]

In October 2015, a competitor of Beacon College, Modern Education, released a public letter in the form of an advertisement recruiting Lam to instead be a tutor for their school, with substantial pay raise and benefits. Lam declined the offer instead, saying that "an extra HK$50 million, HK$80 million makes no difference" to him.[9][10]

In December 2015, Lam was charged with driving in excess of speed limit, as he was caught driving 136 km/h on a road restricted to 50 km/h. Lam initially pleaded not guilty to his charge, but later pleaded guilty through his representative attorney without his appearance in court, with the explanation that he was in a hurry to return home and take his mother to St. Teresa's Hospital for treatment on the day of the incident, which he also stated that Lam was not posing a threat to the others. Lam was eventually fined HK$2,600 by the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts, with his driving license suspended for one year and required to attend a driving improvement course prior to reinstatement.[11]

In December 2021, Lam alongside Legendary Group Limited founded a new cram school under the name Defining Education.[12]

References

  1. ^ "凝皓教育 | 林溢欣YY Lam" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Bland, Ben (February 16, 2016). "YY Lam: Hong Kong's top-of-the-class tutor". Financial Times. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "INSIDE INFORMATION NEW PRIVATE SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION BUSINESS AND DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION RELATING TO A DEEMED DISPOSAL OF EQUITY INTEREST IN A SUBSIDIARY AND THE YY LAM SERVICE AGREEMENT" (PDF).
  4. ^ 番茄妹 (December 26, 2024). "盤點30位中學名人校友 Edan係林溢欣師弟、這高官與姜濤有關係！". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "凝皓教育 | 林溢欣YY Lam" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  6. ^ 香港財經時報 (October 6, 2021). "獨家：補習天王林溢欣YY Lam｜剖白離開遵理創立凝皓教育內情". 香港財經時報 HKBT | 股票股市分析 | 健康、娛樂、科技、生活資訊新聞 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  7. ^ Standard, The. "Millionaire tutor a money-spinner". The Standard. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  8. ^ Kwok, Ben (November 29, 2017). "Best-paying tutorial school seeks to go public in HK again". Asia Times. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  9. ^ Martin, Will. "This tutor in Hong Kong is so good he was offered a job worth $11 million, but he said no". Business Insider. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  10. ^ "HK$85 million offered to tutorial teacher - and he said no". Young Post. October 11, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  11. ^ 香港經濟日報HKET. "補習名師林溢欣超速罰款停牌1年". 香港經濟日報HKET (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "私立輔助教育業務 - 傳承教育集團". Retrieved January 23, 2025.
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