Background
He was born in Yungkiang, Chekiang, China in 1896.
He was born in Yungkiang, Chekiang, China in 1896.
Tong-sun Lau graduated from the Chekiang Law College in 1915 and studied law at the University of Paris, receiving Master of Laws degree in 1924.
Tong-sun Lau was dean of the Shanghai Law College In 1925-1926 and then joined the Kuomintang in Shanghai in 1926. He was secretary of the Chekiang Provincial Government and President of Chekiang Provincial Law College, Hangchow and chief secretary of the Executive Committee of Chekiang Provincial Headquarters in 1927. Moreover, he was a dean of the Institute for the Training of Administrative Officials for Kiangsu in 1928.
Mr. Lau was a member of the Treaty Revision Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1928 and member of the Committee for the Examination of Magistrates in Kiangsu in 1928. Also he was the member of the Legislative Yuan since December 1928 and concurrently serving as member of the various committees in the Yuan.
He was an author of A Study of Nationalism, "Modern Political History of England", "Interpretation of the General Principles of the Civil Code", translator of "La Co-operation" and "Les Societes Cooperatives" and contributor of articles to periodicals and daily papers.
