Lau Kong-wah Politician

Ray Lau Kong-wah, JP (born 22 June 1957, Hong Kong) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. On 14 October 2008, Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, made Lau a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Jasper Tsang upon the latter becoming President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. By the end of June 2012, Lau ceased to be a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. Lau also lost in his 2012 Legislative Council of Hong Kong Election. Lau is no longer a Legislative Councillor.Lau is vice-president of the pro-Beijing Hong Kong political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, and founder of Civil Force. He was, until 2012, the Chairman of the Panel on Transport in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. In 2012, he lost his seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. According to the local press, over 100 Hong Kong residents went to Lau's previous office to "celebrate" his defeat.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 22, 1957
Birth place
Hong Kong
Education
City University of Hong Kong
St. Paul's College Hong Kong
University of Exeter

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Politician

office
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
other party
United Democrats of Hong Kong
party
Civil Force
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
region
New Territories East (constituency)
successor
Elizabeth Quat

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External resources

  1. http://www.dab.org.hk