Emily Lau

Emily Lau Wai-hing JP
劉慧卿
Emily Lau in 2018
Chairperson of the Democratic Party
In office 16 December 2012 – 4 December 2016
Preceded by	Albert Ho
Succeeded by	Wu Chi-wai
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2016
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Lam Cheuk-ting
Constituency	New Territories East
In office 9 October 1991 – 30 June 1997
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency	New Territories East
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-21) 21 January 1952 (age 72) Hong Kong
Nationality	British (1982–98), Hong Kong Chinese
Political party	Democratic Party (2008–present)
Other political affiliations	Frontier (1996–2008)
Spouses	John Ball ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1985)​ Winston Poon ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 2006)​
Residence	Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Southern California London School of Economics
Occupation	Journalist (former), politician
Website	emilylau.org.hk

Emily Lau Wai-hing, JP (Chinese: 劉慧卿; born 21 January 1952) is a politician in Hong Kong who champions press freedom and human rights. A former journalist, she became the first woman directly elected on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 1991 LegCo elections. She has served as Legislative Councillor for the New Territories East Constituency throughout the 1990s and 2000s until she stepped down in 2016. She was chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong until 2016.^[1]