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Ambrose Lau

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Ambrose Lau Hon-chuen
Traditional Chinese劉漢銓
Simplified Chinese刘汉铨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Hànquán
Wade–GilesLiu2 Han4-chʻüan2
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglau4 hon3 cyun4

Ambrose Lau Hon-chuen, GBS JP (Chinese: 劉漢銓) (born 16 July 1947) was the chairman of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.[1]

He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected from the constituency of Election Committee.[2] He is a solicitor and notary public. He served as the chairman of the Central and Western District Board from 1988 to 1994, and as President of the Law Society of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1993. [citation needed]

Academic history

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References

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  1. ^ Chan, Carrie (28 July 2004). "Beijing's PA fading away". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire.
  2. ^ Guyot, Eric (14 May 1998). "Democracy Is Getting a Weak Vote As Elections Approach in Hong Kong". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of Central and Western District Board
1988–1994
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by President of Law Society of Hong Kong
1992–1993
Succeeded by
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Election Committee
1995–1997
Replaced by
Provisional Legislative Council
New parliament Member of Provisional Legislative Council
1997–1998
Replaced by Legislative Council
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Election Committee
1998–2004
Constituency abolished
Party political offices
New political party Chairman of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance
1997–2005
Merged with DAB
Order of precedence
Preceded by
James Tien
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
Hong Kong order of precedence
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
Succeeded by
Michael Wong
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star