Lee Chun-keung

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Irene Choi
​
(m. 2003)​
The Honourable
Michael Lee
李鎮強
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Lee in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Children1 son, 1 daughter
Alma mater Lehigh 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]

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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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 95867.46
Nonpartisan Wong Chi-him95667.32
Nonpartisan Allan Zeman 95567.25
DAB Chan Hoi-wing94166.27
Nonpartisan Tseng Chin-i91964.72
Independent Kevin Sun Wei-yung89162.75
Nonpartisan Tu Hai-ming83458.73
FTU Choy Wing-keung81857.61
Nonpartisan Fung Wai-kwong 70849.86
Nonpartisan Michael John Treloar Rowse 45431.97
Nonpartisan Diu Sing-hung34224.08
Total valid votes1,420100.00
Rejected ballots6
Turnout 1,42698.48
Registered electors 1,448
Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Tsui Tak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Peter Choi Chi-keung 2,994 53.41
Liberal Lee Chun-keung2,61246.59
Majority3826.82
Turnout 5,26175.11
Nonpartisan gain from Liberal Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Tsui Tak [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 2,351 70.60 +14.68
Ind. democrat Li Kin-hang97929.40
Majority1,37241.20+29.36
Liberal hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Tsui Tak
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 1,355 55.46
Ind. democrat Lui Chi-man1,08844.54−17.21
Majority26710.93−12.58
Liberal gain from Ind. democrat Swing

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