Prof. Chak Sing LAU
(Hong Kong)

Professor Lau is Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology of the Department of Medicine and Research Centre for Infection and Immunology of the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. He is heavily involved in the promotion of rheumatology as a subspecialty in the Asia Pacific. He served as Secretary General and President of APLAR in 2002 ¡V 2004 and 2006 ¡V 2008 respectively. Currently, he is Immediate-Past President of the Association and Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, the Association¡¦s official journal. His primary research interest is in systemic lupus erythematosus and related autoimmune diseases.