Michael Lee Chun-keung (born 22 August 1976)
is a
Hong Kong engineer and politician. Currently serving as the vice-chairperson of
Liberal Party, he was elected as a member of
Legislative Council for the
Election Committee constituency heavily skewed the
pro-Beijing camp.
Early years
Lee grew up in the
Eastern District on
Hong Kong Island
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, whose father ran business on electronic engineering.
Lee studied in Clementi Secondary School, and pursued his university studying in
Lehigh University,
Pennsylvania. He returned to Hong Kong after graduated with
Bachelor of Science in
Electronic engineering in 1997, and worked in electronic companies.
Political career
In
2011 local election, Lee ran in
Tsui Tak constituency in Eastern District as the pro-Beijing and pro-business
Liberal Party candidate. He beat the incumbent councillor Lui Chi-man and won the seat. He was re-elected in
2015
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, but was voted out of office in
2019
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following the massive
pro-democracy protest movement.
Lee became vice-chairman of the Liberal Party in 2016, and entered the
Election Committee
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, a powerful group heavily skewed the
pro-Beijing camp that will elect the
Chief Executive,
. He was re-elected as the Committee member in
2021
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, and was
later elected as Legislative Council member.
Lee was also appointed as member of several governmental committees.
During the
2021 Hong Kong legislative election
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, Lee described himself as an engineer.
However, after the elections, in his declaration of interests to the government, Lee declared that his sole job since February 2021 was actually an executive at a parking lot management company.
Personal life
Lee married Irene Choi in 2003 and had a son and a daughter together.
Electoral performances
References
External links
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Living people
1976 births
Liberal Party (Hong Kong) politicians
HK LegCo Members 2022–2025
Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026