In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lau. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Miriam Lau and the Chinese-style name is Lau Kin-yee.
Miriam Lau Kin-yee
GBS OBE JP
劉健儀
Chairwoman of the Liberal Party
In office 8 September 2008 – 9 September 2012
Preceded by
James Tien
Succeeded by
Vincent Fang (acting)
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office 2 July 1998 – 16 July 2012
Preceded by
New parliament
Succeeded by
Frankie Yick
Constituency
Transport
In office 22 February 1997 – 8 April 1998
Constituency
Provisional Legislative Council
In office 11 October 1995 – 27 June 1997
Preceded by
New constituency
Succeeded by
Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency
Transport & Communication
In office 22 September 1988 – 17 September 1995
Appointed by
Sir David Wilson
Constituency
Appointed
Personal details
Born
(1947-04-27) 27 April 1947 (age 77) Guangzhou, Canton, China
Nationality
Hong Kong Chinese
Political party
Liberal Party (1993–2022)
Spouse
Alfred Lau Tit-hon
(m. 1979; div. 2001)
Residence
Hong Kong
Alma mater
University of Hong Kong University of East Asia
Occupation
Legislative Councillor solicitor
Miriam Lau Kin-yee
Traditional Chinese
劉健儀
Simplified Chinese
刘健仪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Liú Jiànyí
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Làuh Gihn Yìh
Jyutping
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Miriam Lau Kin-yeeGBS OBE JP (Chinese: 劉健儀, former married name Miriam Lau Lau Kin-yee; born 27 April 1947) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the transport industry functional constituency. Lau was the acting-chairperson of Legco from 2004 to 2008.
Lau was the chairwoman of the Liberal Party after James Tien's resignation following the party's poor performance in the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election until 2012, when she stood down for the same reason: in that election, the party secured only 2.64 percent of the popular vote. She also lost her own seat, having stood in the geographical constituency of Hong Kong Island, rather than in the (safer) option of her existing functional constituency.[1]
Lau is a solicitor and was with the law firm of Alfred Lau, her ex-husband, from 1979 to 2001.[2] Lau currently is a consultant with the law firm King & Wood Mallesons, specialising in litigation.[3]
^Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee, GBS, JP Archived 25 September 2004 at the Wayback Machine
^The Honourable Miriam LAU Kin Yee, GBS, JP[permanent dead link]
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