Lau Ah Kok (Chinese: 劉錦國; pinyin: Liú Jǐnguó; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Kím-kok;[2] 26 September 1920 – 7 January 2018)[3] or Lau Gim Kok, was a Bruneian aristocrat and businessman of Chinese descent who was known for establishing Hua Ho Department Store, a well-known local supermarket and department store chain as well as an agricultural farm in Brunei.

For 160 yuan, he purchased 5 acres (2.0 ha) of property on Jalan Muara in Manggis and established the first Hua Ho Department Store to operate a small business.

He employed 11 Chinese, Indian, and Malay farmers to engage in large-scale farming, and he borrowed 10,000 yuan from the government to purchase agricultural gear.

[7] Lau was highly ambitious and wanted to advance in his job, but he failed after working too much and running out of money to have a blood transfusion, endangering his own life in 1958.

Apart from making the initial property purchase, he utilized the remaining assets to invest in the Hua Ho Department Store's turnover.

[7] After acquiring sufficient capital, Lau established a supermarket in Gadong as well as the first Hua Ho Department Store in Lambak.

[3] Later on the 10th, the CEO of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, together with county and government councilors from Jinmen, came in Brunei to pay their respects.

Pehin Goh, the chairman and president of the Chung Hwa Middle School, Bandar Seri Begawan (CHMS, BSB), the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brunei, the Fujian Association of Brunei, and Tengyun Hall were among the more than sixty Chinese organisations that attended his burial.

[11] The government also sent representatives to honor him, including the Chinese communities, foreign diplomats, the royal family, and other circles.

[12] In 2004, Lau was granted, by the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the titular position of manteri, a class of nobility (similar to the British life peerage), with the title Pehin Kapitan China Kornia Di-Raja for his contributions to the local Chinese community and government activities.