Lau Kong-wah

"Ray Lau" redirects here. For other people named Raymond Lau, see Raymond Lau.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lau.

The Honourable Lau Kong-wah JP
劉江華
File:Lau Kong-wah 2014.jpg
Secretary for Home Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 July 2015
Preceded by	Tsang Tak-sing
Undersecretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
In office 21 December 2012 – 21 July 2015
Secretary	Raymond Tam
Preceded by	Adeline Wong
Succeeded by	Ronald Chan
Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office 14 October 2008 – 30 June 2012
Appointed by	Donald Tsang
Preceded by	Jasper Tsang
Succeeded by	Starry Lee
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2012
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Quat
Constituency	New Territories East
In office 21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council)
Personal details
Born	(1957-06-22) 22 June 1957 Hong Kong
Political party	United Democrats (1991–93) Civil Force (1993–present) DAB (1998–present)
Spouse(s)	Mu Fee-man
Alma mater	St. Paul College Sir Robert Black College of Education University of Exeter City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.

Lau Kong-wah
Traditional Chinese	劉江華
Simplified Chinese	刘江华
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Jiānghuá

Lau Kong-wah, JP (born 22 June 1957, Hong Kong) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. On 14 October 2008, Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, made Lau a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Jasper Tsang upon the latter becoming President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. By the end of June 2012, Lau ceased to be a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.

Lau is vice-president of the pro-Beijing Hong Kong political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, and founder of Civil Force. He was, until 2012, the Chairman of the Panel on Transport in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. In 2012, Lau also lost his seat in the 2012 Hong Kong Legislative Council Election.

Education

Lau Kong-wah graduated from the University of Exeter and the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.

Political career

Lau was a member of the United Democrats of Hong Kong (one of the predecessors of the Democratic Party). After losing in the 1991 LegCo election, running as 'Ray Lau', he left the party and founded the Civil Force. He subsequently joined the DAB in 1998. Lau lost his seat in the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2012. But on 20 December 2012, he was appointed as undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs by the Hong Kong government to oversee political reforms.

References

• DAB website

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New parliament	Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998	Replaced by Legislative Council
	Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories East 1998–2012	Succeeded by Elizabeth Quat
Government offices
Preceded by Adeline Wong	Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 2012–2015	Succeeded by Ronald Chan
Political offices
Preceded by Tsang Tak-sing	Secretary for Home Affairs 2015–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Nicholas Yang Secretary for Innovation and Technology	Hong Kong order of precedence Secretary for Home Affairs	Succeeded by Clement Cheung Secretary for the Civil Service