Lee Chun-keung

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lee. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Michael Lee and the Chinese-style name is Lee Chun-keung.
The Honourable
Michael Lee
李鎮強
Lee in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyElection Committee
Member of the Eastern District Council
In office
1 January 2012 – 31 December 2021
Preceded byLui Chi-man
Succeeded byPeter Choi
ConstituencyTsui Tak
Personal details
Born (1976-08-22) 22 August 1976 (age 48)
British Hong Kong
CitizenshipHong Kong
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Irene Choi
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(m. 2003)​
Children1 son, 1 daughter
Alma materLehigh University (BSc)
OccupationEngineer

Michael Lee Chun-keung (born 22 August 1976)[1] 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.[2]

Early years

Lee grew up in the Eastern District on Hong Kong Island, whose father ran business on electronic engineering.[3] 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.[3]

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.[4] He was re-elected in 2015,[5] but was voted out of office in 2019 following the massive pro-democracy protest movement.[6]

Lee became vice-chairman of the Liberal Party in 2016,[7] and entered the Election Committee, a powerful group heavily skewed the pro-Beijing camp that will elect the Chief Executive,[2] in the same year.[8] He was re-elected as the Committee member in 2021,[9] and was later elected as Legislative Council member.[10]

Lee was also appointed as member of several governmental committees.[11]

During the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election, Lee described himself as an engineer.[12] 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.[12]

In November 2023, he was part of a group of lawmakers who said that the 2023 Gay Games may infringe on the national security law.[13]

Personal life

Lee married Irene Choi in 2003 and had a son and a daughter together.[14]

Electoral performances

2021 Legislative Council election: Election Committee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPA (KWND) Leung Mei-fun 1,348 94.93
DAB Cheung Kwok-kwan 1,342 94.51
FEW Tang Fei 1,339 94.30
Nonpartisan Maggie Chan Man-ki 1,331 93.73
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 1,326 93.38
DAB Elizabeth Quat 1,322 93.10
NPP (Civil Force) Yung Hoi-yan 1,313 92.46
Nonpartisan Hoey Simon Lee 1,308 92.11
Nonpartisan Stephen Wong Yuen-shan 1,305 91.90
DAB Rock Chen Chung-nin 1,297 91.34
Nonpartisan Chan Hoi-yan 1,292 90.99
Nonpartisan Carmen Kan Wai-mun 1,291 90.92
NPP Judy Kapui Chan 1,284 90.42
Independent Paul Tse Wai-chun 1,283 90.35
Nonpartisan Junius Ho Kwan-yiu 1,263 88.94
Nonpartisan Tan Yueheng 1,245 87.68
Nonpartisan Chan Siu-hung 1,239 87.25
Nonpartisan Ng Kit-chong 1,239 87.25
NPP Lai Tung-kwok 1,237 87.11
New Forum Ma Fung-kwok 1,234 86.90
Nonpartisan Lau Chi-pang 1,214 85.49
Nonpartisan Chan Pui-leung 1,205 84.86
FTU Kingsley Wong Kwok 1,192 83.94
Nonpartisan Chan Yuet-ming 1,187 83.59
DAB Nixie Lam Lam 1,181 83.17
FTU Luk Chung-hung 1,178 82.96
Nonpartisan Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai 1,160 81.69
Nonpartisan Dennis Lam Shun-chiu 1,157 81.48
Nonpartisan Wendy Hong Wen 1,142 80.42
Nonpartisan Sun Dong 1,124 79.15
DAB Lillian Kwok Ling-lai 1,122 79.01
Nonpartisan Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming 1,102 77.61
Nonpartisan Chow Man-kong 1,060 74.65
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 1,060 74.65
BPA Benson Luk Hoi-man 1,059 74.58
Nonpartisan Doreen Kong Yuk-foon 1,032 72.68
Nonpartisan Andrew Lam Siu-lo 1,026 72.25
Nonpartisan So Cheung-wing 1,013 71.34
FLU Lam Chun-sing 1,002 70.56
Nonpartisan Nelson Lam Chi-yuen 970 68.31
Nonpartisan Charles Ng Wang-wai 958 67.46
Nonpartisan Wong Chi-him 956 67.32
Nonpartisan Allan Zeman 955 67.25
DAB Chan Hoi-wing 941 66.27
Nonpartisan Tseng Chin-i 919 64.72
Independent Kevin Sun Wei-yung 891 62.75
Nonpartisan Tu Hai-ming 834 58.73
FTU Choy Wing-keung 818 57.61
Nonpartisan Fung Wai-kwong 708 49.86
Nonpartisan Michael John Treloar Rowse 454 31.97
Nonpartisan Diu Sing-hung 342 24.08
Total valid votes 1,420 100.00
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 1,426 98.48
Registered electors 1,448
Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Tsui Tak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Peter Choi Chi-keung 2,994 53.41
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 2,612 46.59
Majority 382 6.82
Turnout 5,261 75.11
Nonpartisan gain from Liberal Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Tsui Tak[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 2,351 70.60 +14.68
Ind. democrat Li Kin-hang 979 29.40
Majority 1,372 41.20 +29.36
Liberal hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Tsui Tak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 1,355 55.46
Ind. democrat Lui Chi-man 1,088 44.54 −17.21
Majority 267 10.93 −12.58
Liberal gain from Ind. democrat Swing

References

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  2. ^ a b "Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election". BBC News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "SUN世代：敢嘗試電路大師落區服務". The Sun (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Results (Overall Results)". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Election Results". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ "2019 District Councils Election - Election Results". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "自由黨改選新領導層 立會議員鍾國斌擔任黨魁". TVB. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections results (Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections - Election Results". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 Legislative Council General Election - Election Results". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Webb-site Who's Who: positions of Lee, Michael Chun Keung 李鎮強". webb-site.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ^ a b "How well can Hong Kong's affluent lawmakers represent ordinary residents?". South China Morning Post. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Anti-LGBTQ lawmakers seek Hong Kong Gay Games ban over 'national security risk'". South China Morning Post. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  14. ^ "政壇：幼園面試關 考起李鎮強". The Sun. 9 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ^ Zeng, Vivienne (23 November 2015). "Winners and losers in the 2015 Hong Kong District Council Elections". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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