Christopher Lau
{{Short description|Hong Kong politician (born 1976)}}
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Christopher Lau Gar-hung (born 8 February 1976 in Hong Kong; {{zh|t=劉嘉鴻|cy=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.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2012-08/10/content_15657134.htm|title=Ip decries campaigns based on tensions|first=Kahon|last=Chan|publisher=China Daily|date=10 August 2012|accessdate=16 August 2012}}
Background
Lau 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=123747&sid=36828602&con_type=1&d_str=20120625&fc=1|title=Moviemake considers Legco scene|publisher=The Standard|date=25 June 2012|accessdate=16 August 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130108033943/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=123747&sid=36828602&con_type=1&d_str=20120625&fc=1|archive-date=8 January 2013|url-status=dead}}
WWE & Company
WWE & 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.{{cite web|title=eCargo shares are going nuts|url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ecargo-shares-are-going-nuts-2016-7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727163034/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ecargo-shares-are-going-nuts-2016-7|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2016|accessdate=28 July 2016}} WWE is a joint venture between The Wharf (Holdings) Limited ({{sehk|0004}}), 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.{{cite web|title=ECG new strategy to launch China shopping mobile platform|url=http://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/announcements.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=ECG&timeframe=D&period=M6|website=ASX Announcement|publisher=ASX|accessdate=26 July 2016}}
WWE is headquartered in Hong Kong and has an office in Shanghai.{{cite web|title=WWE & Co.|url=http://wweco.com/|website=wweco.com|accessdate=27 July 2016}}
Chairman Resignation
On 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.[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1264839/people-power-sees-another-high-profile-exit-chairman-christopher-lau People Power sees another high-profile exit: chairman Christopher Lau]
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120812224531/http://www.pp2012.hk/PW/hk.php People Power Hong Kong Island]
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Category:Hong Kong radio presenters
Category:Hong Kong financial businesspeople