Martin Lee campaigning during the 2004 Legislative Council elections

Martin Lee QC SC JP (Chinese: 李柱銘) (born June 8, 1938 in Hong Kong with family roots in Huizhou, Guangdong). He is the founding chairman (1994-2002) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. A member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected by direct election from the Geographical Constituency of Hong Kong Island. Professionally he is a barrister-at-law, and as of 2003 the first on the order of precedence of Senior Counsels in Hong Kong. [1] He has been the major face of the Hong Kong democracy movement on the international stage, especially in the United States. Martin Lee may refer to: Martin Lee, Hong Kong politician Martin Lee (singer), British singer and composer for Brotherhood of Man Martin Lee (tennis), British tennis player Martin Lee (drummer), Australian drummer with Regurgitator Martin A. Lee, American author and leftist For Martin Lee the member (Volunteer) in the Irish... Download high resolution version (1073x1339, 659 KB)Martin Lee, Hong Kong legislator, from 2004 campaign, by Andrew Lih File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1073x1339, 659 KB)Martin Lee, Hong Kong legislator, from 2004 campaign, by Andrew Lih File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ... The title of Senior Counsel (postnominal SC; 資深大律師 in Hong Kong Cantonese [1] [2]; 高级律师 in Singapore Mandarin [3] [4]) or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, especially in Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions in which the British monarch is no longer head of state, such... A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Huizhou (Simplified Chinese: 惠州; Pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Democratic Party (民主黨, Hanyu: mín zhÇ” dÇŽng, Jyutping: man zyu dong) is a pro-democracy and liberal political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: LìfÇŽ Huì; formerly 立法局, LìfÇŽ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... // Artists impression of an English and Irish barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people; it is used by many organizations and governments. ... The title of Senior Counsel (postnominal SC; 資深大律師 in Hong Kong Cantonese [1] [2]; 高级律师 in Singapore Mandarin [3] [4]) or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, especially in Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions in which the British monarch is no longer head of state, such...

Lee was born in Hong Kong and son of a former Kuomintang major general and first Chinese person to practice as a pharmacist in France. After he graduated from Wah Yan College, Kowloon, Lee obtained his undergraduate BA degree in English and Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. After graduation, he worked as a teacher for 3 years. Thereafter, Lee studied law at Lincoln's Inn in London. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1979, and was the chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1980 to 1983. He has been a LegCo member from 1985 to 1997, and a member of the Basic Law Drafting Committee from 1985 to 1989. He also chaired the Hong Kong Consumer Council from 1988 to 1991. The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3) [1], also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a political party in the Republic of China, now on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in... Wah Yan College, Kowloon (WYK; traditional Chinese:九龍華仁書院; Jyutping: gau2 lung4 wa4 jan2 syu1 jyun2, Pinyin: Jǐulóng Huárén ShÅ«yuàn; demonym: Wahyanite, pl. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ... The University of Hong Kong (HKU ; Chinese: 香港大學; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6; Mandarin Pinyin: ), is the oldest and most prestigious tertiary institution in Hong Kong. ... Part of Lincolns Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Cover of Index to the Basic Law The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法; or in short 香港基本法 or 基本法) serves as the constitutional document of Hong Kong. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Lee chaired the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) since its establishment in 1991, and retained his chairmanship when the group was transformed into the Democratic Party in 1994. He was succeeded in the position by Yeung Sum in 2001. The Democratic Party (民主黨) is a pro-democracy and liberal, political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Dr the Honourable Yeung Sum (楊森) (born November 22, 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong with family root in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is the second Chairman (2002-2004) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In the run up to the reunification of Hong Kong with Mainland China in 1997, Lee was an outspoken critic of China's policy towards Hong Kong and a supporter of the political reform of the former Governor Chris Patten. Internationally he became an icon for fighting the Chinese government for more democracy in Hong Kong, and was recognized and awarded by a number of international organizations, including the "1995 International Human Rights Award" by the American Bar Association, "Democracy Award" of the U.S. National Endowment for Democracy in 1997, and the "Schuman Medal" in 2000 which Lee was the first non-European to receive from the European Peoples Party and European Democrats. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Bath, Somerset) is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group. ... American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, is a U.S. non-profit organization that was founded in 1983, to promote democracy by providing cash grants funded primarily through an annual allocation from the U.S. Congress. ... Logo of the European Peoples Party The European Peoples Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976. ... For other uses, see European Democrats (disambiguation). ...

Lee was forced to leave the Basic Law Drafting Committee immediately after the infamous Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, when he realised that the long-term trends in China were not in favour of moving towards democracy and human rights. Indeed, the zeal behind Lee's activism is to renew the momentum behind the Chinese democracy movement which has stalled since 1989. Cover of Index to the Basic Law The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法; or in short 香港基本法 or 基本法) serves as the constitutional document of Hong Kong. ... Student flag-waver at the Tiananmen Square protests, May 1989, Tiananmen Square, Beijing. ... The Chinese democracy movement (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: , abbreviated as Mínyùn 民运) is a loosely organized political movement in mainland China against continued one-party rule by the Communist Party of China. ...

On the other hand some considered his frequent overseas visits, during which he urged foreign concerns and actions on Hong Kong affairs and attacked the implementation "One country, two systems", situations of human rights, judicial independence and the autonomy of Hong Kong, damaging to the reputation of Hong Kong. The former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee Hwa, had criticized him of "bad-mouthing" Hong Kong. (Indeed,some Chinese officials have even gone as far as calling Lee a traitor in the past, undoubtedly owing partly to Lee's father's connections to the Guomindang) Lee responded that the overseas governments are legitimately concerned over the situation in Hong Kong, citing, for example, the 1992 U.S.–Hong Kong Policy Act of the US, under which the US Government is committed to support democratic institutions in Hong Kong, and could terminate Hong Kong's special economic treatment if the US President considers that Hong Kong is not sufficiently autonomous to justify such treatments. One country, two systems (Simplified Chinese: 一国两制; Traditional Chinese: 一國兩制; pinyin: yì; guó liÇŽng zhì; Jyutping: jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3; Yale: yāt gwok leúhng jai), is an idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping, then Paramount Leader of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), for the unification of China. ... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: XiānggÇŽng Tèbié XíngzhèngqÅ« Xíngzhèng ZhÇŽngguān; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1... The Honourable Tung Chee Hwa, GBM, D.S.Sc. ...

Martin Lee visited the Holy See with Joseph Cardinal Zen in March 2006 and was received by the pope. His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, SDB, STL, PhD (Traditional Chinese: , Shanghainese IPA: ) (born January 13, 1932) is a Chinese prelate of the Catholic Church, currently serving as Bishop of Hong Kong. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2007, Lee took up the conservationists' application for judicial review of the Government's decision to demolish Queen's Pier. Conservation can be confused with conversation and vice versa. ... It has been suggested that Judicial Review in English Law be merged into this article or section. ... Queens Pier at night Queens Pier (皇后碼頭), named after Queen Victoria, is a pier in front of City Hall in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. ...

Trivia

• Lee and CE Donald Tsang attend the same church.

Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Xíngzhèng Zhǎngguān; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1... The Honourable Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen[1], GBM, KBE, JP (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: , born October 7, 1944) has been the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 2005. ...

See also

• Politics of Hong Kong

Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by China, an own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... Henry Litton OBE, GBM (b. ... The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) (Traditional Chinese: ) is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong. ... Henry Litton OBE, GBM (b. ... Dr the Honourable Yeung Sum (楊森) (born November 22, 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong with family root in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is the second Chairman (2002-2004) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. ...

External links

• Home page of Martin Lee
• 1992 U.S.–Hong Kong Policy Act
• Expert addresses Hong Kong political system The Daily Cardinal
• Biography on liberal-international.org