Miriam Lau Kin-yee | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hk |
Office: | Chairwoman of the Liberal Party |
Term Start: | 8 September 2008 |
Term End: | 9 September 2012 |
Predecessor: | James Tien |
Successor: | Vincent Fang (acting) |
Office1: | Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
Predecessor1: | New parliament |
Successor1: | Frankie Yick |
Constituency1: | Transport |
Term Start1: | 2 July 1998 |
Term End1: | 16 July 2012 |
Term Start2: | 22 February 1997 |
Term End2: | 8 April 1998 |
Constituency2: | Provisional Legislative Council |
Term Start3: | 11 October 1995 |
Term End3: | 27 June 1997 |
Constituency3: | Transport & Communication |
Predecessor3: | New constituency |
Successor3: | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
Appointed4: | Sir David Wilson |
Constituency4: | Appointed |
Term Start4: | 22 September 1988 |
Term End4: | 17 September 1995 |
Alma Mater: | University of Hong Kong University of East Asia |
Nationality: | Hong Kong Chinese |
Party: | Liberal Party (1993–2022) |
Residence: | Hong Kong |
Occupation: | Legislative Councillor solicitor |
Birth Date: | 1947 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Guangzhou, Canton, China |
Order: | ts |
Miriam Lau Kin-yee | |
T: | 劉健儀 |
S: | 刘健仪 |
J: | Lau4 Gin6ji4 |
Y: | Làuh Gihn Yìh |
P: | Liú Jiànyí |
Miriam Lau Kin-yee (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.
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]
Miriam Lau was born on 27 April 1947 in Guangzhou, China.