Fred Lau

Fred Lau
Born
Fred Harry Lau

(1949-06-26) June 26, 1949 (age 75)
Alma materCity College of San Francisco
San Francisco State University (B.A.)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉百安[1]
Simplified Chinese刘百安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Bǎi Ān
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLau4 Baak3 On1

Fred Harry Lau (born June 26, 1949) is a former Chief of Police for San Francisco, having served from 1996–2002.[2] He was the first Asian American to ever hold that position, and has been called the first Chinese-American to lead the police in any major American city.[3] In 2013, he became the TSA Federal Security Director of the San Francisco International Airport.

  1. ^ 李昆明 金山史上第一位亞裔警察 (in Chinese). 世界新聞網 (World Journal). August 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "AsianWeek.com: Feature: Fred Lau". WayBack Machine. January 3, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006. Retrieved April 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "S.F. police chief given somber sendoff". SFGate. Retrieved July 2, 2018.