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The Honourable Martin Lee Chu-ming QC SC JP (李柱銘) (born June 8, 1938) is the founding chairman ( 1994- 2002) of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is 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 precedenceAn order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people; it is used by many organizations and governments. One's position in an order of precedence is not necessarily an indication of functional importance, but rather an indicatio 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.
After he graduated from Wah Yan College, KowloonWah Yan College, Kowloon (WYK; , Pinyin: Julong Huaren Shuyuan) is an all-boys secondary school located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Formative Years Established in 1924 by Mr. Tsui Yan-Sau (, formerly a teacher at St. Joseph's College), WYK is one o, Lee obtained his undergraduate BA degree at the University of Hong KongThe University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong and has classes conducted in the English language. Its motto is the Latin phrase Sapientia et Virtus ), meaning "wisdom and virtue" or sometimes cited as "Foresight & Social, and studied law at Lincoln's InnLincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The others are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. It is situated in Holborn, in the London Borough of Camde in LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings., and was the chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He to 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu. 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.
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 suceeded in the position by Yeung Sum in 2001.
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 US 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.
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 Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee Hwa, had criticized him of "bad-mouthing" Hong Kong. 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.
