Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, GBS

Gold Bauhinia Star

The Gold Bauhinia Star is the highest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special...

, JP

Justice of the Peace

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) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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, representing the Textiles and Garment functional constituency

Functional constituency

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. She is a member of "3L," or Economic Synergy.

She works as a director

Board of directors

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 in her garment company. She is married to Brian Leung Hung-tak, chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association

Hong Kong Football Association

The Hong Kong Football Association , often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Brian Leung Hung-Tak and its general secretary is Vincent Yuen Mun-Chuen.- History :...

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Personal life

Sophie and Brian Leung's youngest son Jeffrey Leung married May Lai on 17 December 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

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. Jeffrey previously studied at Columbia University

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 in New York

New York

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. After graduating he worked as a computer engineer at the Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

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 before returning to Hong Kong in 2006. He worked for Chinese Estates Holdings

Chinese Estates Holdings

Chinese Estates Holdings Limited is a major Chinese investment holding company, based in Hong Kong.Its subsidiaries are principally engaged in property investment and development, brokerage, securities investment and money lending....

as assistant sales and then rental manager. Now he is a professional property investor.