Lau Kong-wah
| Lau Kong-wah JP 劉江華 | |
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| Undersecretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2012 (1 year, 52 days) | |
| Secretary | Raymond Tam |
| Preceded by | Adeline Wong |
| Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 14 October 2008 – 30 June 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Tsang |
| Preceded by | Jasper Tsang |
| Succeeded by | Starry Lee |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Quat |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| In office 21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1957 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Civil Force |
| Other political affiliations |
United Democrats (1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Mu Fee-man |
| Alma mater | St. Paul College Sir Robert Black College of Education University of Exeter City Polytechnic of Hong Kong. |
| Lau Kong-wah | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘江华 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉江華 | ||||||
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Lau Kong-wah, also known as Ray Lau, 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.[1]
Education
Lau Kong-wah graduated from the University of Exeter and the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.
Political career
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.[2][3] Lau lost his seat in the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2012.[4] But on 20 December 2012, he was appointed as undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs by the Hong Kong government to oversee political reforms.
References
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| New parliament | Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998 |
Replaced by Legislative Council |
| Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories East 1998–2012 With: Cyd Ho (1998–2000) Emily Lau, Andrew Cheng (1998–2012) Andrew Wong (1998–2004) Nelson Wong (2000–2004) James Tien, Li Kwok-ying (2004–2008) Ronny Tong, Leung Kwok-hung (2004–2012) Nelson Wong, Gary Chan (2008–2012) |
Succeeded by Elizabeth Quat | |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Adeline Wong |
Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 2012–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Kevin Yeung Under Secretary for Education |
Hong Kong order of precedence Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs |
Succeeded by Pamela Tan Director of Home Affairs |
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