Patrick Lau Sau-shing is a Hong Kong architect, legislative councillor, educator and civil servant. He had been a representative on the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Ko ...

(LegCo) as a member for the Architectural, Surveying and Planning Functional Constituency, as well as a member of the

Professional Forum Professional Forum (), formerly known as the Breakfast Group () and The Alliance (), was a loose political group of the independent politicians in the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. In October 2012, the group formed the Business and Professiona ...

party, between 2004 and 2012. Between 1996 and 2000, he was head of the Department of Architecture,

The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fir ...

Background

Lau was a student of St Paul's College, Hong Kong. After going to Canada, he graduated from the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the f ...

in 1973. He earned his

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

in 1988. From 1996 to 2000, he served as the head of the Department of Architecture,

. He is a Fellow Member and Past President of the

Hong Kong Institute of Architects Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA, ) is a professional body for architects in Hong Kong with approximately 1500 full members, 300 associates members and graduate members.

(HKIA) as well as Honorary University Fellow, Honorary Professor and former Head/Professor of Architecture at the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the f ...

. He is a designer for the following schools in Hong Kong: * French International School *

Hong Kong International School Hong Kong International School (HKIS) is an international private school with campuses in Tai Tam and Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. The school was founded in 1966. Today, HKIS spans from reception one to the twelfth grade. Its Lower and Upper Prim ...

West Island School West Island School (WIS; ) is a co-educational, private, international secondary school in Hong Kong which provides an English-language education to students of all abilities from age eleven to eighteen with a "modern liberal education" based on ...

Affiliations

* Hong Kong Housing Authority

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Members' Biographies
Legislative Council of Hong Kong 1944 births Living people Hong Kong architects University of Hong Kong faculty Hong Kong civil servants Alumni of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong University of Manitoba alumni Macau emigrants to Hong Kong Professional Forum politicians HK LegCo Members 2004–2008 HK LegCo Members 2008–2012 Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star {{HongKong-architect-stub