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Preceded by
  
New parliament

Nationality
  
Chinese

Full Name
  
Lau Yau-fun

Name
  
Sophie Leung

Children
  
Nisa Leung Wing-yu

Succeeded by
  
Felix Chung

Spouse(s)
  
Brian Leung Hung-tak


Born
  
9 October 1945 (age 78) Macau (
1945-10-09
)

Alma mater
  
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Constituency
  
Textiles and Garment

Other political affiliations
  
Liberal Party

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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.

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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. 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.

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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.

    References

    Sophie Leung Wikipedia