Lau Wong-fat
Lau Wong-fat ('劉皇發), GBM, GBS, JP (15 October 1936 – 23 July 2017) was a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He had been the long-time chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, the most powerful organ representing the interests of the New Territories indigenous inhabitants from 1980 to 2015. He was also a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1985 to 2016.
Lau Wong-fat GBM, GBS, JP | |
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劉皇發 | |
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| Non-official Member of the Executive Council | |
| In office 21 January 2009 – 30 June 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Tsang |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 30 October 1985 – 25 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Cheung Yan-lung |
| Constituency | Regional Council |
| In office 12 October 1988 – 22 August 1991 | |
| Appointed by | Sir David Wilson |
| In office 9 October 1991 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Constituency | Rural |
| In office 22 February 1997 – 8 April 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council) | |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2004 | |
| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Lam Wai-keung |
| Constituency | Heung Yee Kuk |
| In office 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ip Kwok-him |
| Succeeded by | Ip Kwok-him |
| Constituency | District Council |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Lam Wai-keung |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Lau |
| Constituency | Heung Yee Kuk |
| Chairman of the Regional Council | |
| In office 1 April 1995 – 31 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Lam Wai-keung |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk | |
| In office 1 June 1980 – 31 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Yuen-cheung |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Lau |
| Chairman of the Tuen Mun District Council | |
| In office 1985 – 1 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ricky C. C. Fung |
| Succeeded by | Leung Kin-man |
| In office 6 January 2012 – 31 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Leung Kin-man |
| Succeeded by | Leung Kin-man |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1936 Tuen Mun, Hong Kong |
| Died | 23 July 2017 (aged 80) Tuen Mun, Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Political party | FSHK (1991–93) Liberal Party (1993–2008) Economic Synergy (2009–12) BPA (2012–17) |
| Spouse(s) | Lau Ng Mui-chu |
| Children | Kenneth Lau |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Ling Shan College |
| Occupation | Politician and businessman |
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉皇發 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘皇发 | ||||||||||||
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From 2009 to 2012 he was a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He had also served as the member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the Regional Council and the Tuen Mun District Council.[1]
Lau died on 23 July 2017 in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong at the age of 80 of Parkinson's disease.[2]
He was made Justice of the peace in 1973. In 1981, he was awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1989.
References
- Legco.gov.hk. "97–98 legco memo. Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine." Legco.gov.hk Retrieved on 9 October 2010.
- Kao, Ernest (2017-07-23). "Hong Kong's 'King of New Territories' Lau Wong-fat dies at age 80". South China Morning Post.