Emily Lau Politician

Emily Lau Wai-hing, JP (Chinese: 劉慧卿; born 21 January 1952) is a prominent liberal, government critic and woman politician in Hong Kong champions press freedom and human rights. She is a journalist-turn-politician when she was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 1991 LegCo elections. She is currently the Legislative Councillor for the New Territories East and the chairlady of the Democratic Party, the flagship pro-democracy party.

Personal facts

Emily Lau
Birth dateJanuary 21, 1952
Birth place
Hong Kong
Nationality
Right of abode in Hong Kong
Residence
Hong Kong
Education
University of Southern California
London School of Economics

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Politician

deputy
Richard Tsoi
officeMember of the Legislative Council
other party
The Frontier (Hong Kong)
party
Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
region
New Territories East (constituency)
successor
Provisional Legislative Council

Emily Lau on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cosmopolis.ch/cosmo5/Lau.htm
  2. http://www.democracy.org.hk/en/apr1999/op_01.htm
  3. http://www.emilylau.org.hk
  4. http://www.emilylau.org.hk/index.php?tn=frontpage&lang=us
  5. http://www.restorehk.com