Ryan Lau Chun Kong

Biography

Ryan Lau Chun Kong was a Hong Kong television journalist, media professional, environmental activist, animal protection activist, and Hong Kong film industry worker. He was born on 4 April 1981 in British Hong Kong and grew up in the Tuen Mun district in a poor family. He obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism from the School of Communication at Baptist University of Hong Kong in 2003. He worked at TVB News from 2002 to 2010 as a senior reporter in the Hong Kong News and China News sections, and was stationed in Beijing and Guangzhou. He covered major events including the 2005 WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, where he became the first international media journalist to reach the epicentre in Yingxiu town. After leaving journalism, he became the China and Macau Outreach Director for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong), then served as Community Affairs Manager at Kowloon Motor Bus. He began working as a TVB news anchor in 2008, presenting weekend and weekday evening news bulletins. He passed away in January 2024 at the age of 42.