Miriam Lau

Miriam Lau Kin-yee GBS 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.

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 Lau4 Gin6ji4

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]

Early life

Miriam Lau was born on 27 April 1947 in Guangzhou, China.

See also

• Politics of Hong Kong

References

1. Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee, GBS, JP Archived 25 September 2004 at the Wayback Machine
2. The Honourable Miriam LAU Kin Yee, GBS, JP^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Profile at King & Wood

External links

• Legco profile (2000–04)

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Transport and Communication 1995–1997	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
New parliament	Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998	Replaced by Legislative Council
	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Transport 1998–2012	Succeeded by Frankie Yick
Preceded by Selina Chow	Chairman of House Committee 2003–2012	Succeeded by Andrew Leung
Party political offices
Preceded by Ronald Arculli	Vice-Chairperson of the Liberal Party 2000–2008 Served alongside: Selina Chow	Succeeded by Vincent Fang
Preceded by James Tien	Chairperson of the Liberal Party 2008–2012	Succeeded by Vincent Fang as Acting chairman
Honorary titles
Preceded by James Tien	Honorary Chairperson of the Liberal 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