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SCMP Reporter

1978 Allen Lee appointed Legislative Council member

1983 Leads 12-member 'Young Professional Delegation' to Beijing for six days to ask for an extension of Britain's lease of Hong Kong

1985-92 Serves on Executive Council

1993 Founds Liberal Party

1995 Becomes the first pro-business politician to be elected to Legco through geographical constituency election

1998 Fails to win re-election and resigns as Liberal Party chairman, is elected a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress and begins hosting various talk-show programmes

2008 Will not seek re-election to the  National People's Congress



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