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Chua Lam

Singaporean Hong Kong writer (1941–2025)
Person Human Q842349

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 18, 1941
Date of death
June 25, 2025
Place of birth
Singapore
Place of death
Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Country of citizenship
Singapore[10]
Occupation
food critic, television presenter, film producer, columnist, gourmet
Educated at
Nihon University[12]
Official website
www.bobofanclub.com[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Standard Chinese, English, Yue Chinese[19][20][21]
Ancestral home
Chaozhou[14]
Family name
Cai[15]
Given name
Lán[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Name in native language
蔡蔡哥[22]
Native language
Chinese[11]
Number of children
+0[23]
Permanent resident of
Hong Kong, Macau[24][25]
Social media followers
+195000, +201000[27][28]
Writing language
Traditional Chinese[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cai Lan en Choi Lan en Chua Lam en Lam Chua fa چوآ لام ja チャイ・ラン ja 蔡瀾 ko 채란 ru Чуа Лам vi chua zh 蔡澜
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000078269991
VIAF cluster ID
100929932
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84074477
GND ID
1254195807
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
蔡さん.jpg ↗
CINE21 person ID
33160
Douban movie celebrity ID
1324962
Douban personage ID
27556809
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
Zy9Cl
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
579038
Europeana entity
agent/base/69968
FAST ID
134512
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Film.ru person ID
lam-chua
Freebase ID
/m/04vk1h
HAND ID
D9C1-D2DA-1B0D-0907-0137
HKCAN ID
9811105115103406
HKMDB person ID
4133
IMDb ID
nm0482585
IdRef ID
152296182
Kinobox person ID
285486
Libraries Australia ID
36627711
NLA Trove people ID
1342812
NLP ID
a0000001768174
NUKAT ID
n2015096920
National Library Board Singapore ID
person/0d2f8316-9a38-4846-b9f3-e69fa05ed5ad
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200307877
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810655384205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4830312
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
363791965
Prabook ID
2511076
SBN author ID
DDSV200891
TMDB person ID
64903
Weibo user ID
cailan
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjdcjY9b7HVqxj8DXCqQq
Yale LUX ID
person/9523d016-c4b8-41ff-a371-c092b24c3ef3
YouTube channel ID
UCVIKNX3g6VozgO7RMw8PoGQ
ČSFD person ID
687986

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Yue Chinese, Standard Chinese
Occupation 3
film producer, television presenter, food critic
Permanent resident of 2
Hong Kong, Macau
Ancestral home 1
Chaozhou
Country of citizenship 1
Singapore
Educated at 1
Nihon University
Family name 1
Cai
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
Chinese
Place of birth 1
Singapore
Place of death 1
Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Traditional Chinese
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Summary

Chua Lam was born on August 18, 1941[1], in Singapore[2]. He died on June 25, 2025[3], in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital[4]. He worked as a food critic[5], television presenter[6], film producer[7], columnist[8], and gourmet[9].

FAQs

Where was Chua Lam born?

Chua Lam was born in Singapore[2].

Where did Chua Lam die?

Chua Lam died in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital[4].

What did Chua Lam do for work?

Chua Lam worked as a food critic[5], television presenter[6], film producer[7], columnist[8], and gourmet[9].

Where did Chua Lam go to school?

Chua Lam was educated at Nihon University[12].

Related Entities

Armour of God Hong Kong Macau Singapore

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . hkej.com. Retrieved . hkej.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65763: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 21d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  3. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → DDSV200891
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: DDSV200891, batch #289737"
  4. 8w ago · Nlbkos · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library Board Singapore ID → person/0d2f8316-9a38-4846-b9f3-e69fa05ed5ad
    "Created claim: National Library Board Singapore ID: person/0d2f8316-9a38-4846-b9f3-e69fa05ed5ad, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789000621930"
  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → D9C1-D2DA-1B0D-0907-0137
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46470: HAND ID (9)"
  6. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 33160
    "Changed [ko] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42305"
  7. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → Zy9Cl
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → food critic, television presenter, film producer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32153: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
  9. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Nihon University
    Place of death → Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
    Prabook ID → 2511076
    Family name → Cai
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 2511076, batch #257026"
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