| The Honourable Lau Kong Wah 劉江華 JP |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
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| In office 1998 – present |
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| Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong |
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| In office 14 October 2008 – present |
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| Member of the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
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| In office 22 February 1996 – 1998 |
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| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Vice President of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
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| In office 2004 – present |
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| Born | 22 June 1957 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Profession | Legislative Councillor |
Lau Kong Wah, also known as Ray Lau, JP (traditional Chinese: 劉江華; simplified Chinese: 刘江华; pinyin: Liú Jiānghuá; born 22 June 1957, Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories East constituency. On 14 October 2008, Sir Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, appointed Lau as a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Jasper Tsang on becoming President of the Legislative Council.
Lau is a member of the pro-People's Republic of China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and founder of Civil Force. He is Chairman of the Panel on Transport in the Legislative Council.
Lau Kong-wah graduated from the University of Exeter and the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.
Lau was a member of the United Democrats of Hong Kong (one of the predecessors of the Democratic Party). After losing in the 1991 LegCo election, running as 'Ray Lau', he left the party and founded the Civil Force. He subsequently joined the DAB in 1998.[1][2]
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| New seat | Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories East constituency 1998–present With: Emily Lau, Andrew Cheng (1998–present) Cyd Ho (1998–2000) Andrew Wong (1998–2004) Nelson Wong (2000–2004) Ronny Tong, Leung Kwok-hung (2004–present) James Tien, Li Kwok Ying (2004–2008) Nelson Wong, Gary Chan (2008–present) |
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| Previous: Eva Cheng Secretary for Transport and Housing |
Hong Kong order of precedence Non-official member of the Executive Council |
Succeeded by Lau Wong-fat Non-official member of the Executive Council |
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