Christopher Lau Gar-hung (born 8 February 1976 in Hong Kong; Chinese: 劉嘉鴻; Cantonese Yale: Làuh Gā Hùhng) was the chairman of People Power political party in Hong Kong. He is a presenter for Hong Kong People Reporter and MyRadio. He ran for office in the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election.[1]
Christopher Lau Gar-hung | |
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| 劉嘉鴻 | |
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| Chairman of People Power | |
| In office 10 July 2011 – 20 June 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1976 Hong Kong |
| Political party | People Power |
| Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Profession | Presenter, financial consultant |
Background
editLau studied in Diocesan Boys' School for secondary school and graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Mathematics. He worked as a retirement benefits consultant in multiple companies. In 2012, he teamed up Stephen Shiu and Jeff Au-yeung to run in the Hong Kong legislative election.[2]
WWE & Company
editWWE & Company is a fashion, beauty and lifestyle technology company specialising in the development of mobile, cloud-based, O2O commerce enterprise technologies, targeting the mainland Chinese consumers. WWE & Company was founded and led by Lau and Thomson Cheng, President of Walton Brown.[3] WWE is a joint venture between The Wharf (Holdings) Limited (SEHK: 4), Walton Brown Group (a company of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group), and eCargo Holdings Limited (ASX:ECG), initially capitalised at RMB 300 million.
Walton Brown and ECG jointly invested RMB 150 million for an initial 50% equity interest and The Wharf (Holdings) Limited, which operates Harbour City and Times Square in Hong Kong, will co-invest another RMB 150 million for a 50% equity interest through Novel Colour, a wholly owned subsidiary.[4]
WWE is headquartered in Hong Kong and has an office in Shanghai.[5]
Chairman Resignation
editOn 20 June 2013, Lau resigned from the People Power chairman, but he denied this related to internal disputes with former party member, Wong Yuk-man.[6]
References
edit- ^ Chan, Kahon (10 August 2012). "Ip decries campaigns based on tensions". China Daily. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Moviemake considers Legco scene". The Standard. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "eCargo shares are going nuts". Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "ECG new strategy to launch China shopping mobile platform". ASX Announcement. ASX. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "WWE & Co". wweco.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ People Power sees another high-profile exit: chairman Christopher Lau