Lauw Tek Lok, Luitenant der Chinezen (died in Meester Cornelis in 1882) was a high-ranking government official and landlord in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, and a member of the Lauw-Sim-Zecha family, part of Java’s Cabang Atas gentry.
[2][3] He is remembered today for his long tenure as Luitenant der Chinezen (or government-appointed head mandarin) of Bekasi, and for his interracial marriage with Louisa Zecha.
[8] Lauw was appointed on December 23, 1854 to the newly created government post of Luitenant der Chinezen of Bekasi, a civil administrative position he would keep until his death in 1882.
[9][2] At the same time, his brother Lauw Tek Kang was also raised to the post of Luitenant der Chinezen of Meester Cornelis.
[9] As Luitenant, Lauw Tek Lok played a significant role in the Dutch colonial development of Bekasi and its surrounding region.