UK's first Chinese parliamentarian dies at 74

The erstwhile Alliance Party assembly subordinate Anna Lo has died astatine the property of 74.

Ms Lo was the archetypal ethnic-minority person elected to Stormont, and the archetypal idiosyncratic from the Chinese assemblage to instrumentality a spot successful a UK parliament.

Born successful Hong Kong, she moved to Northern Ireland successful 1974.

She became the manager of the Chinese Welfare Association successful Belfast successful 1997.

A decennary aboriginal she was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing South Belfast for the Alliance Party.

She was re-elected successful 2011 and served until her status successful 2016.

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