Lau Wong-fat

Who is Lau Wong-fat?

Lau Wong-fat, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP is a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, representing the Heung Yee Kuk constituency. He was a member of Hong Kong Executive Council.

He is chairman of the powerful Heung Yee Kuk, which represents the interests of the New Territories establishment, and chairman of Tuen Mun District Council.

This political strength in rural Hong Kong has been morphed into power centrally and with Beijing. For this, together with his extensive ownership of land and property, he is known as the "King of the New Territories" or the "Land Emperor of the New Territories".

Billionaire Lau is politically identified as a leftist, part of the pro-Beijing camp. He is a member of the CPPCC, and hence has a close relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.