Lau Siu-lai

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  1. Lau served as member of the Legislative Council until 14 July 2017 when her oath on 12 October 2016 was invalidated and her seat was vacated according to the ruling of the Court of First Instance.

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Lau Siu-lai
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Member of the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Kowloon West
2016–2017
Succeeded by