Joseph Lee

Joseph Lee Kok-long (born 14 August 1959) is a Hong Kong politician who was a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the Health Services functional constituency. He is a member of the Pro-democracy camp.

Lee is a nurse and a Professor and Dean in the School of Nursing and Health Studies 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.

Political career Lee became a member of the Legislative Council in 2004, representing the Health Services functional constituency.

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.

Lee announced his intention to step down from LegCo and not participate in the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election, following his loss to Winnie Yu in the 2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries. Lee was released on bail on 7 January.

Committees Lee served on the following Legco committees:

2008–09 Panel Committees: Panel on Health Services Panel on Food Safety & Environmental Hygiene Panel on Housing

2008–09 Bill Committees: Independent Police Complaints Council Bill Prevention and Control of Disease Bill Subcommittee on Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2008