The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Professor CS Lau has been instrumental in promoting rheumatology in Hong Kong and beyond. He presided over the Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology (1997 – 2001) and was Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Arthritis & Rheumatism Foundation (2001). He was the President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (2016 – 2020), a statutory body for medical and dental specialist training, and a key advisory body to the HKSAR Government on health-related policies. In addition, he sits on numerous strategic committees/working groups of the Health Bureau, Hospital Authority and Department of Health.

Regionally, Professor Lau was President of the Asia Pacific League of Rheumatology Associations (APLAR) (2006-2008) and co-founded the Asia Pacific Lupus Collaboration. Beyond the Asia Pacific region, he was a Member of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (1999–2002), European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Task Force on Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Recommendations (2019) and EULAR Scientific Committee (2019-2023). He was selected as an Honorary Member of EULAR in 2022 and a member of the Academia Europaea in 2023; and was conferred the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa by the University of Glasgow in 2024. He is listed in the world’s top 2% most cited scientists by Stanford University.