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Hong Lim
Hong Lim
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly; for Clarinda
	In office; 29 November 2014 – 24 November 2018
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Meng Heang Tak
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly; for Clayton
	In office; 30 March 1996 – 29 November 2014
Preceded by	Gerard Vaughan
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	11 November 1950 (age 74); Cambodia, French Indochina
Political party	Labor Party
Education	University of Tasmania; Monash University

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Hong Lim (simplified Chinese: 林美丰; traditional Chinese: 林美豐; pinyin: Lín Měifēng; born 11 November 1950) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2018, representing the seat of Clayton until 2014 and Clarinda from 2014 to his retirement in 2018. He represented the Labor Party.

Lim was born in Cambodia, and is of Chinese Cambodian origins. He was educated at schools in Phnom Penh before coming to Australia in 1970, and then at the University of Tasmania and Monash University, Melbourne, where he graduated in arts. He was Chairman of the Victorian Indo-Chinese Communities Council 1984–92 and president of the Cambodian Association of Victoria 1992–96. He was a commissioner of the Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission 1985–92, and a member of the Monash University Council 1996–98.^[1]

Lim was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1996, and was an appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Victorian Communities, John Thwaites, in 2002.^[1]

Lim retired in 2018 after 22 years in parliament.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Lim, Hong". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
^ "MP Hong Lim retires after 22 years in Victorian parliamentary". SBS. 10 October 2018.

External links

Mr Lim's select guest list
(in Chinese) 林美丰 (archived from http://www.australianet.net/chinese7.htm

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Gerard Vaughan	Member for Clayton 1996–2014	Abolished
New seat	Member for Clarinda 2014–2018	Succeeded by Meng Heang Tak

[pbio-1] "Lim, Hong". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[2] "MP Hong Lim retires after 22 years in Victorian parliamentary". SBS. 10 October 2018.

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-'''Hong Muy Lim''' ({{zh|t=林美豐|s=林美丰|p=Lín Měifēng}}) (born 11 November 1950), [[Australia]]n politician, has been a member of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] since 1996, representing the seat of [[Electoral District of Clayton|Clayton]] for the [[Australian Labor Party]].
+'''Hong Lim''' ({{zh|t=林美豐|s=林美丰|p=Lín Měifēng}}; born 11 November 1950) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] from 1996 to 2018, representing the seat of [[Electoral District of Clayton|Clayton]] until 2014 and [[Electoral district of Clarinda|Clarinda]] from 2014 to his retirement in 2018. He represented the [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party]].
-Lim was born in [[Cambodia]], and is of [[Chinese Cambodian]] origins. He was educated at schools in [[Phnom Penh]] before coming to [[Australia]] in 1970, and then at the [[University of Tasmania]] and [[Monash University]], Melbourne, where he graduated in arts. He was Chairman of the [[Victorian Indo-Chinese Communities Council]] 1984–92 and President of the [[Cambodian Association of Victoria]] 1992–96. He was a commissioner of the [[Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission]] 1985–92, and a member of the Monash University Council 1996–98.<ref name=pbio> {{cite web|title=Lim, Hong | publisher=[[Parliament of Victoria]] |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=118 | accessdate= 8 February 2010}} </ref>
+Lim was born in [[Cambodia]], and is of [[Chinese Cambodian]] origins. He was educated at schools in [[Phnom Penh]] before coming to Australia in 1970, and then at the [[University of Tasmania]] and [[Monash University]], Melbourne, where he graduated in arts. He was Chairman of the [[Victorian Indo-Chinese Communities Council]] 1984–92 and president of the [[Cambodian Association of Victoria]] 1992–96. He was a commissioner of the [[Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission]] 1985–92, and a member of the Monash University Council 1996–98.<ref name=pbio>{{cite web|title=Lim, Hong | publisher=[[Parliament of Victoria]] |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=118 | accessdate=2010-02-08}}</ref>
 Lim was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1996, and was an appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Victorian Communities, [[John Thwaites (Australian politician)|John Thwaites]], in 2002.<ref name=pbio/>
+Lim retired in 2018 after 22 years in parliament.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/mp-hong-lim-retires-after-22-years-in-victorian-parliamentary | title=MP Hong Lim retires after 22 years in Victorian parliamentary|date=2018-10-10|website=SBS }}</ref>
 ==References==
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