Joseph Lee Kok-long (born 14 August 1959,

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) is a former member of the

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(Legco), representing the Health Services functional constituency. He is a member of the Pro-democracy camp. Lee is a

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and a Professor and Dean in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the Open University of Hong Kong.

Education

Lee received his Bachelor of Nursing degree from the

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, Australia in 1992. His master's degree was in nursing/education from the

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. In 2002 he completed his PhD thesis, ''Ascertaining Patient Condition: a grounded theory study of diagnostic practice in nursing'' from

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in Hong Kong.

Political career

Lee became a member of the Legislative Council in 2004, representing the Health Services functional constituency. In June 2010, he voted in favour of the government's 2012 constitutional reform package, which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the Beijing government – to hold a popular vote for five new District Council

functional constituencies A functional constituency is an electoral device (a non-geographical constituency) used within the political systems of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China: * Functional constituency (Hong Kong) * Functional cons ...

. In March 2011, he abstained on legislation accepting reduced funding from Beijing for Hong Kong. Lee announced his intention to step down from LegCo and not participate in the

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, following his loss to Winnie Yu in the

2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries The 2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries were held on 11 and 12 July 2020 for selecting the numbers of pro-democracy candidates for the subsequently postponed 2020 Legislative Council election to maximise the chance for the pro-democrats to ...

. On 6 January 2021, Lee was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were arrested under the national security law, specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion. The group stood accused of the organisation of and participation in unofficial primary elections held by the camp in July 2020. Lee was released on bail on 7 January.

Committees

Lee served on the following Legco committees: *2008–09 Panel Committees: :Panel on Health Services :Panel on Food Safety & Environmental Hygiene :Panel on HousingBiography at personal website
/ref> *2008–09 Bill Committees: :Independent Police Complaints Council Bill :Prevention and Control of Disease Bill :Subcommittee on Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2008

Other appointments

He also serves as: * the Chairman of Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff; * Vice-chairman of

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. He is a member of: * the

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and the Nursing Council of Hong Kong; * the Hospital Governing Committee of

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and Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong; * the Commission on Strategic Development; * the Estate Agents Authority; * the Operations Review Committee; * the Independent Commission Against Corruption. He is an honorary research fellow of the

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at Lingnan University of Hong Kong.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Josephkoklong 1959 births Alumni of the University of Edinburgh La Trobe University alumni Hong Kong nurses Hong Kong pan-democrats Living people Macau emigrants to Hong Kong HK LegCo Members 2004–2008 HK LegCo Members 2008–2012 HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 Hong Kong Metropolitan University faculty Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star Alumni of Lingnan University (Hong Kong) Hong Kong political prisoners