Kenneth Lau

Kenneth Lau Ip-keung BBS MH JP (Chinese: 劉業強, born 1966) is a New Territories rural leader in Hong Kong. He is the current chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency, succeeding his father Lau Wong-fat in 2015 and 2016 respectively. He has been a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong since 2017. He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.[1]


Kenneth Lau Ip-keung

劉業強
Kenneth Lau
Non-Official Member of Executive Council
Assumed office
1 July 2017
Appointed byCarrie Lam
Preceded byCheung Hok-ming
Member of Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 October 2016
Preceded byLau Wong-fat
ConstituencyHeung Yee Kuk
Chairman of Heung Yee Kuk
Assumed office
1 June 2015
Preceded byLau Wong-fat
Member of Tuen Mun District Council
In office
1 January 2000  1 April 2011
Appointed byLeung Chun-ying
Personal details
Born1966 (age 5455)
British Hong Kong
NationalityBritish
Political partyBusiness and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong
Spouse(s)Judy Lau Yap Ai-ai
ParentsLau Wong-fat
ResidenceHong Kong
Alma materLondon School of Economics (BS)
OccupationBusinessman
Kenneth Lau Ip-keung
Traditional Chinese劉業強
Simplified Chinese刘业强

Biography

Lau was born in 1966 to Lau Wong-fat, the powerful rural leader and the chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk for 35 years. He graduated from the London School of Economics in 1989 with a degree in mathematics and statistics. In May 2015, he was elected unchallenged to the Kuk chairmanship upon his father's retirement.[2][3]

Lau was an appointed member of Tuen Mun District Council from 2000 to 2011. He was also a member of the government's Environmental Campaign Committee (2010–13).[4]

Since 2006, he has been a member of the Election Committee, under the New Territories District Council Subsector from 2006 to 2011 and through Heung Yee Kuk since 2011.[5]

Lau is a director of the Community Chest of Hong Kong. He and his wife, Judy Lau Yap Ai-ai, are members of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and horse owners.

Lau was revealed to be a British citizen by documents in the Panama Papers.[6]

In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, he succeeded his father to become a member of the Legislative Council in the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency unopposed.

According to his July 2020 declaration of interest, he owns more than 400 pieces of land throughout Hong Kong.[7] In addition to the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the declaration lists him as a member of other organisations such as the Mission Hills Golf Club, Gold Coast Yacht and Country Club, and the Hong Kong Golf Club.[7]

References

  1. "Appendix to the 2017 Honours List" (PDF). Hong Kong SAR Government. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. Lau, Stuart (30 May 2015). "Lau Wong-fat's son 'rushes' to take over Heung Yee Kuk". South China Morning Post.
  3. Ng, Kang-chung (1 June 2015). "Heung Yee Kuk chairman steps into father's shoes saying he'll seek his advice". South China Morning Post.
  4. Ng, Kang-chung; Cheung, Gary (23 June 2015). "The businessman who has very big boots to fill". South China Morning Post.
  5. "Lau, Kenneth Ip Keung". Webb-site Who's who.
  6. Panama Papers: Future political star and Heung Yee Kuk lawmaker have British nationality, Hong Kong Free Press, 20 April 2016
  7. "Kenneth Lau Declaration of Interest" (PDF).
Political offices
Preceded by
Lau Wong-fat
Chairman of Heung Yee Kuk
2015–present
Incumbent
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Lau Wong-fat
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Heung Yee Kuk
2016–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Patrick Nip
Members of the Executive Council
Hong Kong order of precedence
Members of the Executive Council
Succeeded by
Horace Cheung
Members of the Executive Council
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