Lau Kong Wah
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Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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| In office 1998 – present |
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Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
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| In office 14 October 2008 – present |
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Member of the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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| In office 22 February 1996 – 1998 |
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| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
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Vice President of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
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| In office 2004 – present |
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| Born | 22 June 1957 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Profession | Legislative Councillor |
Lau Kong-wah JP (Chinese: 劉江華; born 22 June 1957, Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories East constituency. In October 2008 he was appointed to Exco, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Tsang Yok sing on becoming President of LegCo. On 14 October 2008, Sir Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, appointed Lau as a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.
Lau is a member of the pro-China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and founder of Civil Force. He is Chairman of the Panel on Transport in the Legislative Council.
[edit] Education
Lau Kong-wah graduated from the University of Exeter and City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.
[edit] Switch to DAB
Lau was a member of the United Democrats of Hong Kong (later the Democratic Party). After losing his seat of LegCo in 1991, he changed sides and joined the DAB.
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| Preceded by: N/A |
Legislative Councillor for the Geographical Constituency for New Territories East 1998-present |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
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