Served as teacher in secondary schools, instructor at the Hong Kong Baptist University, and project officer at Education and Manpower Bureau. Courses taught include Subject Curriculum and Teaching (Chinese language), Foundations of Chinese Linguistics and Practical Writing.

1. Lau, K. L. (in press). Reading strategy use between Chinese good and poor readers: A think-aloud study. Journal of Research in Reading.
2. Lau, K. L. (in press). Implementing strategy instruction in Chinese language classes: A school-based Chinese reading strategy instruction program. Educational Research.
3. Lau, K. L. (2004). An introduction of a Chinese reading strategy instruction program (in Chinese). Journal of Basic Education, 13(2), 1-22.
4. Lau, K. L. (2004). Construction and initial validation of the Chinese Reading Motivation Questionnaire. Educational Psychology, 24(6), 845-865.
5. Lau, K. L., & Chan, D. W. (2003). Evaluating the implementation of a Chinese reading strategy instruction program in Hong Kong secondary schools (in Chinese) . Education Journal, 31(1), 59-94.
6. Lau, K. L., & Chan, D. W. (2003). Reading Strategy Use and Motivation among Chinese Good Readers and Poor Readers in Hong Kong . Journal of Research in Reading,26(2), 177-190.
7. Lau, K. L. (2002). A Comparison between High Achieving and Low Achieving Hong Kong Students on Chinese Reading Comprehension and Strategy Use (in Chinese). Educational Research Journal . 17(2), 289-315.
8. Lau, K. L. (2002). Reconsidering the application of goal orientation theory in Chinese society in accordance with Chinese traditional culture and values (in Chinese). Educational Research and Information, 10 (3), 1 83 -2 04 .
9. Lau, K. L. (2001). A survey of the Chinese language remedial teaching in Hong Kong secondary schools (in Chinese). New Horizons in Education, 44, 64-72.
10. Lau, K. L., & Chan, D. W. (2001). Motivational Characteristics of underachievers in Hong Kong. Educational Psychology, 21(4), 417-430.
11. Lau, K. L., & Chan, D. W. (2001). Identification of underachievers in Hong Kong: Do different methods select different underachievers? Educational Studies, 27(2), 187-200.
12. Lau, K. L. (2001). An investigation of the relations between academic underachievement and motivational problems (in Chinese). Educational Research and Information, 9(3), 88-105.
13. Lau, K. L., & Chan, D. W. (1997). Family relationship, self-concept, and delinquent behavior among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. Education Journal, 25(1), 107-132.