Henry Lee Junior

Henry Lee Man-Kee Junior (; born 18 March 1958) is a Hong Kong racing driver.

Early life Lee is the son of Henry Lee Hok-Ping who was a motorcycle racer and worked for Sime Darby. Lee majored in business administration and graduated from University of Southern California. He was an auto racing fan from an early age because of his father's influence. He began racing karts in 1986 and competed in the Guia Race of Macau for the first time in 1988.

Racing career

In 1999, Lee drove a Volvo S40 for Ghiasport, sponsored by Ericsson.

Lee declared bankruptcy in 2001 after suffering losses during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 -1999. Afterwards, all his racing activities are sponsored.

Lee drove for WK Longman Racing in the 2000 Asian Touring Car Series, sponsored by NuLife. After a season-long battle with friend and rival Charles Kwan, he won the championship after finishing second overall in the Guia Race of Macau.

Lee raced again in the 2002 Hong Kong Touring Car Championship for GR Asia. He drove a Ford Focus ST170 which was sponsored by Valvoline and won the championship.

In 2005, Lee drove a Honda Accord for Ghiasport in the China Circuit Championship (CCC).

Lee competed again in the CCC, driving a Ford Focus for Changan Ford Racing. He won the round 5 race at the Golden Port Circuit in Beijing.

Henry Lee Junior driving his BMW320i in the Macau Guia Race in 2007.

In 2007, Lee took part in the World Touring Car Championship finale in Macau, driving a BMW 320i for Avtodom Racing. He qualified 27th but lost early in the race. 2018 Henry Lee Junior at Mini Challenge Asia press conference.

Personal life Lee married actress Candice Yu in 1987. They have two daughters, born in 1988 and 1991. They divorced in 2003. In January 2008, Candice Yu claimed that she did not receive her alimony every month.

In 2007, Lee had a son with his girlfriend Yu Yang, who is 24 years his junior. Lee and Yang married on 31 January 2008.

Bankruptcy Lee's racing mentor Ngai Chiu-Neng died of liver cancer in 1996. Later that year, Lee invited Ngai's widow, Chui Yin-Ping, to invest HK$1.8million into his company Top Pacific Communication. In 1998, Chui sold her shares back. In 2002, she filed for Lee's bankruptcy when he could not repay the money owed to her. The court granted an immediate bankruptcy order to Lee on 5 September 2002.