Emily Lau
Emily Lau | |
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劉慧卿 | |
Emily Lau in 2023 | |
| 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 | 21 January 1952 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 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉慧卿 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘慧卿 | ||||||||||||
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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.