Sophie Leung

Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun
Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun; GBS, JP
	梁劉柔芬
Member of the Legislative Council
	In office; 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2012
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Felix Chung
Constituency	Textiles and Garment
	In office; 21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998; (Provisional Legislative Council)
Personal details
Born	Lau Yau-fun; 9 October 1945; Macau
Nationality	Chinese
Other political; affiliations	Liberal Party (quit 2008)
Spouse(s)	Brian Leung Hung-tak
Children	Nisa Leung Wing-yu
Alma mater	University of Illinois
Occupation	Company director

Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, OBE, GBS, JP (Chinese: 梁劉柔芬; born 9 October 1945, Macau) is a resident of the Hong Kong SAR, Mrs. Sophie Leung had been a Member of the Legislative Council of HKSAR from 1996 to 2012, representing the textile and garment industry, and has been a Deputy of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China since 2003.

She is a director since the 1970s of a number of large textile conglomerates in Hong Kong with businesses extending globally, she and her husband, Brian Leung Hung-tak zh:梁孔德, chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association.[1] She founded Seattle Pacific Industries, a privately held company, which manufactures, markets and distributes casual wear under their own fashion labels such as “Union Bay” and “Sergio Valente” in the United States, with annual sales of over US$200 million. Casual wear bearing fashion labels owned by Seattle Pacific Industries are sold in over 3,000 outlets in the United States, including major high-end department stores such as Macy's, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and JC Penney.

Legislation

HKSAR Deputy, 12th Of National People's Congress, PRC (2013–17)
Councillor, Fourth Term of The Legislative Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2008-2012)
Member of Finance Committee (2008-2012)
Chairman, Committee on Members' Interests, Legislative Council (2008-2012)
Member, Panel on Commerce and Industry, Legislative Council (2008-2012)
Member, Panel on Constitutional Affairs, Legislative Council (2008-2012)
Member of Panel on Development (2008-2012)
Member of Panel on Housing (2010-2012)
Member, Subcommittee on Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee (2008-2012)

Personal life

Mrs. Sophie Leung was educated in the United States, and is married with three children.

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References

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New parliament	Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998	Replaced by Legislative Council
New parliament	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Textiles and Garment 1998–2012	Succeeded by Felix Chung
Order of precedence
Preceded by Shelley Lee Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Succeeded by Ho Sai-chu Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star

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