Emily Lau Wai-hing JP (Chinese:劉慧卿) (born January 21, 1952 in Hong Kong with family roots in Nanhai, Guangdong) is currently the convenor of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group in Hong Kong. A Justice of the Peace ( JP) is a Puisne Judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders "Nanhai" redirects here For the historic Chinese ship see Nanhai No Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the The Frontier is a more radical pro- Democracy political group in the Hong Kong. A Political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain Ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power usually Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders She is a full-time member of the Legislative Council (LegCo) since 1991, elected from the Geographical Constituency of New Territories East. The Legislative Council ( LegCo) is the Unicameral Legislature of Hong Kong. New Territories, abbreviated to NT or NT, is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island
Lau obtained her BA degree at the University of Southern California, U.S. in 1976, and earned her M. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sc. degree in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. She began her career as a journalist in 1976. From 1987 to 1990 she was a lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and also a lecturer of the Certificate in Journalism in the Department of Extra Mural Studies of the University of Hong Kong. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Chinese University of Hong Kong, commonly referred to as CUHK, is the second oldest university in Hong Kong
Lau was the chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association from 1989 to 1991. The Hong Kong Journalists Association ( Chinese 香港記者協會 was established in 1968 for practising Journalists in Hong Kong "to Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. She was the first woman to be directly elected into the Legislative Council in September 1991, and co-founded the Frontier in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) She served as a legislator until 1997, and was re-elected into LegCo since 1998. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Lau took a relatively aggressive political platform in the democratic camp, as reflected in the platform of The Frontier. She demanded a redraft of the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document, demanded democratisation in China. The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, or simply Hong Kong Basic Law, serves as the Constitutional document She also pushed for promotion of human rights, more efforts on equal opportunities, and establish statutory right to access to information. On economy she supported legislation on fair trading, oppose importation of foreign labours, and called for minimum wage.
She was an outspoken critic of the human rights situation, the progress of democratization and a number of other policy areas in the HKSAR. She was skeptical of the implementation of "One country two systems" principle. " One country two systems " is an idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping during the early 1980s then Paramount Leader of the People's Republic Her actions sparkled controversies in several occasions.
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Marriage
Lau has been married twice. In 1982, she married a Sunday Times journalist but divorced soon after. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends In 1989, she went to Great Britain to discuss the Hong Kong Basic Law with members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, or simply Hong Kong Basic Law, serves as the Constitutional document The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories She met Winston Poon, a famous solicitor in Hong Kong. A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts They married until their divorce in 2006.
Criticisms and controversies
In 1998, she sued the Hong Kong branch of the Xinhua News Agency due to the latter's slow response over her queries for personal information. She lost the case and was ordered by the court to pay a legal fee of HKD 1. 6 million. Claiming that her lawsuit was for public interest, she attempted to raise fund from the public to repay the debt. In December 2000, with over 1 million still outstanding, the agency (now Central People's Government Liaison Office) applied to the court for her bankruptcy.
In 2003, Lau and another legislator, James To of the Democratic Party, attended a seminar entitled "Hong Kong Under One Country, Two Systems" organised by a pro-Taiwan independence group headed by former ROC President Lee Teng-hui. James To Kun Sun ( Traditional Chinese: 涂謹申 born 11 March, 1963 in Hong Kong) is member of the Legislative Council of Hong The Democratic Party ( Jyutping: man4 zyu2 dong2 is a pro- Democracy and liberal Political party in the Hong Kong. Taiwan independence ( Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tâi-oân To̍k-li̍p ūn-tōng abbreviated to 台獨 Táidú Tâi-to̍k is a Lee Teng-hui ( POJ: Lí Teng-hui born 15 January 1923 is a Politician of Taiwan. Lau stated that "Taiwan's future should be determined by the Taiwan people themselves".
As a Hong Kong legislator, her attendance at the forum and her recognition of Taiwan's right for self-determination caused controversies and criticisms in Hong Kong and the PRC. Self-determination is defined as free choice of one’s own acts without external compulsion and especially as the freedom of the people of a given Territory to determine their This is because the PRC sees Taiwan as an integral part of China. Her subsequent refusal to explicitly recognise Taiwan as a part of China when interviewed drew more criticisms. In her own defence, Lau said that she was exercising her right to speak freely; criticisms of her right to speech from government officials put that freedom in doubt.
Criminal incidents against Lau
Lau was the subject of several criminal nuisance cases in the past, including telephone nuisance to her office in January and October 2003, and two cases where food / faeces were splashed outside her office in Shatin in July and September 2003. For the district of Hong Kong see Sha Tin District; for the new town in Hong Kong see Sha Tin New Town. A woman and an old man had been arrested and fined by the Police for some of the cases above.
An arson attack against Lau's office took place on June 21, 2004. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Lau's posters calling for participation in an upcoming rally in July 2004, posted outside her office, were burnt. Words were left saying "All Chinese traitors must die".
See also: Politics of Hong Kong
External links
- Home Page of Emily Lau
- Emily Lau's Letter to former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook (In the letter she urged the UK to grant British citizenship for all BN(O)s)
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Convenor of the The Frontier (Hong Kong) 1996-current |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
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