Emily Lau Wai-hing

Education
Primary and Secondary school-
Maryknoll Sisters' School, Hong Kong 1962-72
University of Southern California 1973-76, BA
Broadcast Journalism
London School of Economics and Political Sciences
University of London, 1982 M.Sc. International Relations

Professional experience
November 1976 - April 1978: reporter, South China Morning Post
May 1978- April 1981: Hong Kong TVB News: Reporter, Producer, Assistant assignment editor; Senior producer
December 1982- January 1984: BBC-TV, London UK.: Assistant producer in Current Affairs Department
Mid1981 - early 1984: London correspondent, Hong Kong TVB News
June 1984 - April 1991: Hong Kong correspondent, Far East Economic Review
1985-1988: Hong Kong Journalism Association: Executive Committee member
1988-1989: Hong Kong Journalism Association: Vice-Chairman
1989-1991: Hong Kong Journalism Association: Chairman
1987: Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Communication Chinese, University of Hong Kong
1987-90: Lecturer, Certificate in Journalism, Extra-Mural Department, University of Hong Kong
September 1991- July 1995: Legislative Councillor, New Territories East. (The first and only woman directly elected)
September 1995- June 1997: Legislative Councillor, New Territories East (Polled the highest number of votes in the 20 directly elected geographical constituencies), Convener of The Frontier
July 1998 - : Legislative Councillor, New Territories East
2009 - : Vice-chairman, Democratic Party

Received Bruno Kreisky Human Rights Award in January 1998
Web site: http://www.emilylau.org.hk