In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lau. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Emily Lau and the Chinese-style name is Lau Wai-hing.
Emily Lau Wai-hing
JP
劉慧卿
Emily Lau in 2018
Chairperson of the Democratic Party
In office 16 December 2012 – 4 December 2016
Preceded by
Albert Ho
Succeeded by
Wu Chi-wai
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2016
Preceded by
New parliament
Succeeded by
Lam Cheuk-ting
Constituency
New Territories East
In office 9 October 1991 – 30 June 1997
Preceded by
New constituency
Succeeded by
Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency
New Territories East
Personal details
Born
(1952-01-21) 21 January 1952 (age 72) Hong Kong
Nationality
British (1982–98), Hong Kong Chinese
Political party
Democratic Party (2008–present)
Other political affiliations
Frontier (1996–2008)
Spouses
John Ball
(m. 1983; div. 1985)
Winston Poon
(m. 1989; div. 2006)
Residence
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Alma mater
University of Southern California London School of Economics
Occupation
Journalist (former), politician
Website
emilylau.org.hk
Emily Lau
Traditional Chinese
劉慧卿
Simplified Chinese
刘慧卿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Liú Huìqīng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Làuh Wai hīng
Jyutping
Lau4 Wai3 hing1
Emily Lau Wai-hing, JP (Chinese: 劉慧卿; born 21 January 1952) is a politician in Hong Kong who champions press freedom and human rights. A former journalist, she became the first woman directly elected on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 1991 LegCo elections. She has served as Legislative Councillor for the New Territories East Constituency throughout the 1990s and 2000s until she stepped down in 2016. She was chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong until 2016.[1]
^"Emily Lau Wai-hing elected Democratic Party chairwoman". South China Morning Post. 16 December 2012.
EmilyLau Wai-hing, JP (Chinese: 劉慧卿; born 21 January 1952) is a politician in Hong Kong who champions press freedom and human rights. A former journalist...
handover, some pro-democracy Hong Kong politicians, such as Margaret Ng, EmilyLau and Christine Loh attempted to use their British citizen passports to...
including Civic Party leader Alan Leong, Democratic Party chairwoman EmilyLau and veterans Albert Ho and Sin Chung-kai, as well as pro-Beijing Liberal...
chairman right after the election results came out and was replaced by EmilyLau as acting chairwoman. Albert Ho announced on 4 October 2011 that he would...
in the textile trading industry from 1979 to 1995. In 1991, Ho helped EmilyLau during the election campaign, the first open direct election of Legco...
of her shopping in Tsim Sha Tsui in January 2009. The report prompted EmilyLau Wai-hing, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, to request...
was criticised by some pro-democracy supporters. Independent legislator EmilyLau and other some other pro-democracy activists was dissatisfied with the...
Executive to govern Hong Kong after 1997. Pro-democracy activists, including EmilyLau, Andrew Cheng and Lee Cheuk-yan, insisted this threatened Hong Kong's...
constituencies, the New Territories East elected two independents, the radical EmilyLau and moderate Andrew Wong. The electoral system was overhauled after one...
music success". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved June 5, 2015. "Laurence Lau and Emily Kinney". Playbill. January 1, 2014. Archived from the original on January...
councils, Urban Council and Regional Council with effect from 1 January 2000. Lau Chin-shek (Kowloon West) was expelled from the Democratic Party in May 2000...
contested. The Frontier became the largest victors by winning two seats with EmilyLau and Cyd Ho, which was followed by the Democratic Party's Andrew Cheng...
United Democrats of Hong Kong, Lau Kong-wah and 8 other Sha Tin District Board members. Lau was defeated by EmilyLau in both the 1991 LegCo elections...
Yuet-tung, Li Hau, Allen Tam Kwan-sui, Vincent Yang Yuen-shan, Yun Shat-man. EmilyLau Wai-hing, convenor of The Frontier and member of the Legislative Council...
Siu-tong in the DAB ticket in New Territories West. The Frontier, headed by EmilyLau was active on human rights and environmental issues and routinely criticised...
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