Preceded by Michael Mak Name Joseph Lee Occupation Professor
Nurse | Spouse(s) Dianna Lee Tze-fan Constituency Health Services Role Legislator | |
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Born 14 August 1959 (age 64)
Macau ( 1959-08-14 ) Alma mater La Trobe University
University of Edinburgh
Lingnan University Education Lingnan University, University of Edinburgh, La Trobe University | ||
Joseph Lee Kok-long (born 14 August 1959, Macau) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the Health Services functional constituency. He is the member of Pro-democracy camp.
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Lee is a nurse and an assistant professor in the Department of Nursing at the Open University of Hong Kong.
Education
Lee received his Bachelor of Nursing degree from the La Trobe University, Australia in 1992. His master's degree was in nursing/education from the University of Edinburgh. In 2002 he completed his PhD thesis, Ascertaining Patient Condition: a grounded theory study of diagnostic practice in nursing from Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
Views, policy positions and Legco voting
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.
In March 2011, he abstained on legislation accepting reduced funding from Beijing for Hong Kong.
Committees
Lee has served or currently serves on the following Legco committees:
Other appointments
He also serves as:
He is a member of:
He is an honorary research fellow of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies at Lingnan University of Hong Kong.