Miriam Lau Kin-yee | |
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劉健儀 | |
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| Chairwoman of theLiberal Party | |
| In office 8 September 2008 – 9 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | James Tien |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Fang(acting) |
| Member of theLegislative 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 byProvisional 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 78) |
| Political party | Liberal Party(1993–2022) |
| Spouse | |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong University of East Asia |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor solicitor |
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉健儀 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘健仪 | ||||||||||||
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Miriam Lau Kin-yeeGBS OBE JP (Chinese:劉健儀, born 27 April 1947) is a Hong Kong lawyer and former politician who served as a member of theLegislative Council of Hong Kong from 1988 to 2012, first as an appointee of theGovernor from 1988 to 1995, and subsequently as the representative of the transport industryfunctional constituency from 1995 to 2012.
Lau served as the Chairman of the House Committee from 2003 to 2012, and often presided over debates as Deputy President in the absence ofRita Fan andJasper Tsang.
Miriam Lau was born on 27 April 1947 inGuangzhou,China to a working-class family, moving to Hong Kong at a young age and settling in subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po. She studied atMaryknoll Convent School and later graduated from theUniversity of Hong Kong in 1968 with aBachelor of Arts degree in English withsecond-class honours.
Lau was admitted as asolicitor in Hong Kong in March 1977, and was subsequently admitted to practice inEngland and Wales in July 1981.[1] She was with thelaw firm of Alfred Lau, her ex-husband, from 1979 to 2001.[2] Lau currently is a consultant with the law firmKing & Wood Mallesons, specialising in litigation.[3]
Lau entered politics in 1985 as an appointed member of theUrban Council, serving until 1991.
Lau was the chairwoman of theLiberal Party afterJames Tien's resignation following the party's poor performance in the2008 Hong Kong legislative election until 2012, when she stood down for the same reason: inthat election, the party secured only 2.64 percent of the popular vote. She also lost her own seat, having stood in thegeographical constituency ofHong Kong Island, rather than in the (safer) option of her existing functional constituency.[4]
Lau resigned from theLiberal Party in 2022 along with former chairman and leaderJames Tien andSelina Chow, in protest of the new leadership's decision to abolish the position of honorary chairman.
Lau isCatholic and has one child.[5] She was previously married to Alfred Lau, a lawyer, from 1979 to 2001.
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative forTransport and Communication 1995–1997 | Replaced byProvisional Legislative Council |
| New parliament | Member ofProvisional Legislative Council 1997–1998 | Replaced byLegislative Council |
| Member of Legislative Council Representative forTransport 1998–2012 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Chairman of House Committee 2003–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Vice-Chairperson of theLiberal Party 2000–2008 Served alongside:Selina Chow | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairperson of theLiberal Party 2008–2012 | Succeeded byas Acting chairman |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Honorary Chairperson of theLiberal Party 2012–present | Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Timothy Fok Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star | Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star | Succeeded by Haider Barma Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
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