Lau Ah Kok or Lau Gim Kok, was a Bruneian nobleman 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. He was considered to be among the richest people in Brunei.

Ethnic Chinese in Brunei are people of full or partial Chinese – particularly Han Chinese – ancestry who are citizens or residents in Brunei. As of 2015, they constitute 10.1% of the country's population, making them the second largest ethnic group in Brunei. Brunei is home to one of the smaller communities of overseas Chinese. Many Chinese in Brunei are stateless.