Miriam Lau Kin-yee | |
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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 | Guangzhou, Canton, China | 27 April 1947
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 |
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Traditional Chinese | 劉健儀 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘健仪 | ||||||||||||
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Miriam Lau Kin-yee GBS OBE JP (Chinese: 劉健儀, born 27 April 1947) is a Hong Kong lawyer and former politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1988 to 2012, first as an appointee of the Governor from 1988 to 1995, and subsequently as the representative of the transport industry functional 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 of Rita Fan and Jasper Tsang.