Chris LAU Kwun Shing is the Co-Founder and first President of the Hong Kong Scrabble Players Association (then called “Hong Kong Student Scrabble Players Association”). He has been playing Scrabble since 2007, and started coaching students in 2014. He has played Scrabble in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Kingdom. He is an experienced Tournament Director. He is also the editor of many issues of Scrabulary, the newsletter of HKSPA. He was a member of the Association of British Scrabble Players (ABSP) and North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA).
Previous External Commitments
Committee Member, Youth Committee, World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (October 2015 - February 2020)
Committee Member, Sub-Committee, Promotions Committee, World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (May 2016 - August 2016)
Coach, English Scrabble Team, SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School (September 2014 - August 2016, September 2017 - August 2018)
Founding Chairperson, Scrabble Team, English Society, SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School (September 2012 - August 2013)
Current Commitments in HKSPA
President, Executive Committee (September 2021 - )
Previous Commitments in HKSPA
Vice-President, Main Committee (September 2019 - August 2020)
Coordinator, Hong Kong Scrabble Team 2017 (August 2017 - November 2017)
Assistant Coach, Hong Kong Youth Scrabble Team 2016 (February 2016 - August 2016)
WESPA Liaison Officer, Main Committee (November 2015 - August 2019)
Publications Secretary, Student Committee (November 2015 - August 2016)
Publications Secretary, Executive Committee (September 2015 - October 2015)
External Secretary, Executive Committee (September 2015 - October 2015)
Team Leader, Hong Kong Youth Scrabble Team 2015 (October 2015 - November 2015)
President, Executive Committee (September 2014 - August 2015)
Tournament Achievements
2nd Place, Division B, FCC Monday Evening Tournament (26 March 2018)
2nd Place, Trafalgar Tuesday Evening Tournament (7 February 2017)
Winner of Group E, October Scrabble Challenge (2015)
Contact: chris.lau@hkscrabble.org