Ambrose Lau Hon-chuen GBS

Hong Kong honours system

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 JP

Justice of the Peace

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 (劉漢銓) (born July 16, 1947) was the chairman of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance

Hong Kong Progressive Alliance

The Hong Kong Progressive Alliance was a political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in July 1994, and is composed of mainly businessmen and professionals. The party is considered a pro-business and pro-Beijing one. It...

 (HKPA), a pro-business and pro-Beijing

Beijing

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 political party

Political party

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 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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 (LegCo), elected from the constituency of Election Committee. Professionally he is a solicitor

Solicitor

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 and notary public

Notary public

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He served as the chairman of the Central and Western

Central and Western District

The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 261,884 in 2001...

 District Board from 1988 to 1994, and was the President of the Law Society of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1993.

He has a sister living in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He also has a nephew in North York, Ontario, Canada.