Joseph Lee (Hong Kong politician)

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The Honourable
Joseph Lee Kwok-long
SBS, JP, PhD, RN
李國麟
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 October 2008
Preceded by Michael Mak
Constituency Health Services
Personal details
Born (1959-08-14) 14 August 1959
Macau
Spouse(s) Dianna Lee Tze-fan
Alma mater La Trobe University
University of Edinburgh
Lingnan University
Occupation Professor
Nurse
Joseph Lee
Traditional Chinese 李國麟
Simplified Chinese 李国麟

Joseph Lee Kok-long SBS JP PhD RN (born 14 August 1959, Macau) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the Health Services functional constituency.

Lee is a nurse and an assistant professor in the Department of Nursing at the Open University of Hong Kong.[1][2]

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.[3]

In March 2011, he abstained on legislation accepting reduced funding from Beijing for Hong Kong.[4]

Committees

Lee has served or currently serves on the following Legco committees:

Panel on Health Services
Panel on Food Safety & Environmental Hygiene
Panel on Housing[5]
Independent Police Complaints Council Bill
Prevention and Control of Disease Bill
Subcommittee on Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2008[5]

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.[6]

References

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Michael Mak
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Health Services
2004–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Lee Wing-tat
Member of the Legislative Council
Hong Kong order of precedence
Member of the Legislative Council
Succeeded by
Andrew Leung
Member of the Legislative Council
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