https://www.scmp.com/rss/525301/feed Starry Lee Wai-king is the incumbent president of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, serving since January 2026. She has been involved in the city’s politics for several decades. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The performance of the new Legislative Council continues to draw scrutiny. The recent call from Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang for Legco to deliver more “practical outcomes” that align with the city’s actual conditions and Beijing’s expectations under the executive-led system has prompted more soul-searching on ways to enhance governance. The aspiration for better results under the new approach is evident. It has been suggested that Legco borrow tools from the mainland. Drawing inspiration from the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3347322/legco-could-refer-mainland-experience-boosting-efficiency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3347322/legco-could-refer-mainland-experience-boosting-efficiency?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:15:15 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu After the annual “two sessions” in Beijing, it’s clear that Hong Kong policymakers have their work cut out for them. It has been made abundantly clear what is expected of Hong Kong: stop messing around and get on with the national programme. Hong Kong is part of the nation’s plans to move forward. The country knows exactly where the city fits into the big picture, how it can catapult growth in key areas and play the role of superconnector between China and the rest of the world. The 15th... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3346468/mainland-style-oversight-system-could-help-legco-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3346468/mainland-style-oversight-system-could-help-legco-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:30:08 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial In a symbolic fresh start, the new Legislative Council has elected Starry Lee Wai-king as its president. The veteran lawmaker is experienced in rules and procedures and can preserve continuity while fostering change. Even so, the tasks ahead of her are daunting. How to cooperate closely with the executive branch and enhance “all-patriots” governance without compromising the constitutional functions of the legislature under the Basic Law will put her to the test. The Democratic Alliance for the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3339299/hong-kongs-new-legislative-council-president-must-strike-right-balance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3339299/hong-kongs-new-legislative-council-president-must-strike-right-balance?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:15:16 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu swore in the new Legislative Council on January 1 without issue, even though a few lawmakers had to redo their oaths. And the first order of business for them is to elect the council president in a vote expected on January 8. Whether Lee’s message to Legco members – calling on them to be “representatives of the public”, and to prioritise the interests of the nation and Hong Kong over personal political gain and glory – is heard and how they interpret... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3338553/starry-lee-or-ronick-chan-lawmakers-choice-will-reveal-their-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3338553/starry-lee-or-ronick-chan-lawmakers-choice-will-reveal-their-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:30:10 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Veteran Hong Kong lawmakers Starry Lee Wai-king and Ronick Chan Chun-ying have thrown their hats in the ring to be the Legislative Council’s next president, with a vote expected on January 8. The coming contest will mark the first time two hopefuls from the pro-government camp have vied for the position, with a scholar saying a president chosen through competition would command greater authority. Lee and Chan are running to succeed Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, who stepped down after deciding not to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3338533/veteran-hong-kong-lawmakers-starry-lee-ronick-chan-race-legco-presidency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3338533/veteran-hong-kong-lawmakers-starry-lee-ronick-chan-race-legco-presidency?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:44:59 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong’s Starry Lee Wai-king has said her roles as a delegate to the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee and at the Legislative Council do not conflict, but she has stopped short of revealing whether she will run for the latter’s presidency. Lee, a member of China’s top legislative body, on Sunday held off giving a definitive reply about whether she would seek election as Legco president. Details would be clearer during the presidency’s nomination period, after the newly... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3337936/hong-kong-lawmaker-starry-lee-says-npc-role-not-conflict-legco-presidency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3337936/hong-kong-lawmaker-starry-lee-says-npc-role-not-conflict-legco-presidency?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:35:49 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong’s sole delegate to the nation’s top legislative body has called for greater policy coordination between the city, Macau and mainland China for crossing procedures for motorists travelling along a mega bridge that connects the three places. Starry Lee Wai-king, who sits on the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said on Saturday that enhancing “mechanisms for the alignment and implementation of plans” was covered in the resolution for the third plenary session of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3276685/hong-kong-must-better-sync-policies-macau-mainland-china-city-delegate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3276685/hong-kong-must-better-sync-policies-macau-mainland-china-city-delegate?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:36:46 +0000 Kahon Chan Kahon Chan The central government should allow mainland Chinese to visit Hong Kong more easily and increase the duty-free goods allowance to 30,000 yuan (US$4,235) to spur flagging retail sales, according to the city’s sole delegate to the nation’s top legislative body. But an economist said an increase in the number of visitors from across the border was unlikely to offset a drop in local spending as Hongkongers headed north, while a retailer feared that simply enlarging the duty-free allowance might not... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3246758/beijing-should-allow-mainland-chinese-visit-hong-kong-more-easily-increase-duty-free-goods-quota?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3246758/beijing-should-allow-mainland-chinese-visit-hong-kong-more-easily-increase-duty-free-goods-quota?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Dec 2023 10:11:51 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu After eight years, Starry Lee Wai-king is stepping down from the leadership of Hong Kong’s largest political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). Lee, who cited concerns about her workload as the sole Hong Kong member of the country’s top legislative body – the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee – as her reason for not seeking re-election as DAB chairwoman, was the first woman to head the party. She is also Hong Kong’s youngest... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3230792/while-starry-lees-political-future-looks-bright-dab-faces-irrelevance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3230792/while-starry-lees-political-future-looks-bright-dab-faces-irrelevance?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Aug 2023 22:15:15 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung The chairwoman of Hong Kong’s largest political party has announced that she is stepping down, citing concerns about workload. Lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king, who has led the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) for eight years, revealed her decision in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “With limited time and limited work capability, I am starting to realise that it may not be conducive to the development of the party [if I continue],” Lee, 49, said. “After... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3230447/hong-kong-politician-starry-lee-quit-leader-citys-largest-party-after-8-years-citing-workload?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3230447/hong-kong-politician-starry-lee-quit-leader-citys-largest-party-after-8-years-citing-workload?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Aug 2023 01:30:38 +0000 Lilian Cheng,Kahon Chan,Willa Wu Lilian Cheng,Kahon Chan,Willa Wu Starry Lee Wai-king, the leader of Hong Kong’s largest political party, has vowed to strengthen communication with the central government as she succeeded veteran politician Tam Yiu-chung to become the city’s sole member of the national legislature’s apex body. Lee, 48, became the youngest Hong Kong member yet to join the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, after being elected by 2,901 delegates on Saturday during the annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing, while 35 people... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3213175/starry-lee-becomes-sole-hong-kong-member-nations-top-legislative-body-succeeding-veteran-politician?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3213175/starry-lee-becomes-sole-hong-kong-member-nations-top-legislative-body-succeeding-veteran-politician?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Mar 2023 03:39:06 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A former assistant to the chairwoman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party has been jailed for eight months for bribing voters to back its candidate in a Legislative Council by-election three years ago. Wong Wai-ha’s application for bail pending an appeal was also rejected during Wednesday’s sentencing at West Kowloon Court, with the presiding magistrate describing the evidence against the 54-year-old defendant as “irrefutable”. Wong, who at the time of the offence was an assistant of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3134869/former-aide-starry-lee-chairwoman-hong-kongs-largest-pro?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3134869/former-aide-starry-lee-chairwoman-hong-kongs-largest-pro?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 May 2021 05:20:46 +0000 Sum Lok-kei Sum Lok-kei Hong Kong’s Legislative Council will hold an extra meeting on Friday in a bid to clear a backlog of bills waiting on the long-delayed election of a new committee chair, the pro-establishment lawmaker vying for the position has announced. Monday’s statement of ­intent by legislator Starry Lee Wai-king, who chaired Legco’s House Committee in 2018-19, came after president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen ­signalled that she should wrest control of the panel from opposition lawmaker Dennis Kwok, who is... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082770/president-hong-kongs-legislative-council-andrew-leung-calls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3082770/president-hong-kongs-legislative-council-andrew-leung-calls?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 May 2020 08:37:23 +0000 Kimmy Chung,Victor Ting Kimmy Chung,Victor Ting The head of Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party, reeling from a landslide defeat in Sunday’s district council elections, has had her offer to resign rejected by its other leaders. Starry Lee Wai-king, chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, called on the embattled government to deeply reflect on its work in restoring law and order after more than five months of increasingly violent protests in the city but sidestepped questions on their future... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3039282/hong-kong-elections-dab-leader-starry-lee-offers-quit-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3039282/hong-kong-elections-dab-leader-starry-lee-offers-quit-over?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2019 11:10:34 +0000 Kimmy Chung Kimmy Chung The head of Hong Kong’s largest pro-government political party has called for a review of the legislature’s electoral system and rules that ban the city’s leader from having a political affiliation. In an interview with the Post, Starry Lee Wai-king, chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, warned that the city’s governance problems would go unresolved in the absence of change. After 20 years of “one country two systems”, the formula under which Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2094310/ban-party-affiliation-hong-kong-leader-needs-review-pro?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2094310/ban-party-affiliation-hong-kong-leader-needs-review-pro?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 May 2017 15:13:38 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The resignation by DAB chairwoman Starry Lee Wai-king from the chief executive’s cabinet has become a hot topic in the corridors of power. Although the idea was floated nearly a year ago when she took over the party’s helm, the timing has understandably fuelled much speculation, ranging from the party turning its back on Leung Chun-ying to Lee eyeing the top leader’s job. The latter suggestion appears to be remote, as the 42-year-old made clear that her party is not ready for the challenge yet.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1927480/starry-lees-exco-resignation-allows-her-focus-legco-poll?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1927480/starry-lees-exco-resignation-allows-her-focus-legco-poll?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:58:35 +0000 Tony Cheung Tony Cheung Starry Lee Wai-king has said her walkout on the Executive Council will help her party give its take on the city’s problems “more clearly and neutrally”. The chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong said as much on the same day Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah said it would be a “good thing” for the city to have a female chief executive. Lee said she resigned to plan for the Legislative Council elections in September. Those elections are expected... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926952/dab-chairwoman-starry-lee-says-exco-resignation-will-let?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926952/dab-chairwoman-starry-lee-says-exco-resignation-will-let?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Mar 2016 04:45:45 +0000 Jeffie Lam,Owen Fung Jeffie Lam,Owen Fung To many people across the political spectrum, lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king is so considered and cautious she almost lacks personality. That reputation explains why when the 42-year-old became the first chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong last year it was widely perceived as a strategic step to eventually pave the way to her candidacy for the city’s top job one day. She had already been appointed by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to the city’s top... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926828/starry-lee-cautious-accountant-battling-impose-her-authority?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926828/starry-lee-cautious-accountant-battling-impose-her-authority?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:45:15 +0000 Tony Cheung,Owen Fung Tony Cheung,Owen Fung When Starry Lee Wai-king took the reins of Hong Kong’s biggest ­pro-Beijing party last year, she indicated she wanted to step down from the Executive Council – but it was a statement that went largely unnoticed in the broader conversation about proposed changes to the city’s political landscape. When, almost a year later, she finally announced that she had tendered her resignation, it sparked questions on why she was doing it and why now. Was it because she was abandoning Chief Executive Leung... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926886/starry-lee-looks-put-dab-poll-position-executive-council?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926886/starry-lee-looks-put-dab-poll-position-executive-council?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:30:30 +0000 Owen Fung,Tony Cheung,Gary Cheung Owen Fung,Tony Cheung,Gary Cheung The head of Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party announced her resignation from Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s cabinet yesterday, dropping a bombshell with her timing at a critical juncture in the city’s political development. Starry Lee Wai-king, chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, handed in her notice on Tuesday, nearly a year after announcing she would give up her Executive Council. The seat vacated by the accountant-turned-politician... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926295/dab-chairwoman-starry-lee-resigns-hong-kong-exco-succeeded?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1926295/dab-chairwoman-starry-lee-resigns-hong-kong-exco-succeeded?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Mar 2016 02:15:15 +0000 Lai Ying-kit Lai Ying-kit The leader of Hong Kong’s largest pro-Beijing political party has denied criticism that the recent appointment of a party member to a university’s governing council was a “political reward” for her anti-Occupy stance. Starry Lee Wai-king, chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, today defended the government’s decision to appoint solicitor Maggie Chan Man-ki to the Lingnan University council. Lee, speaking during a DBC radio show, rebutted suggestions... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1866553/dabs-starry-lee-denies-claims-party-member-appointed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1866553/dabs-starry-lee-denies-claims-party-member-appointed?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2015 06:00:30 +0000 Tony Cheung Tony Cheung Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's governance could be hampered if ministers were "frightened and lost their peace of mind" following the replacement of two cabinet members last week, the leader of Hong Kong's biggest pro-establishment party warned yesterday. Starry Lee Wai-king, chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, also said that central government officials' recent "acknowledgement" of Leung's work should not be interpreted to mean Beijing was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1843957/dab-leader-starry-lee-urges-cy-leung-pay-attention-ministers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1843957/dab-leader-starry-lee-urges-cy-leung-pay-attention-ministers?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:30:00 +0000 Tony Cheung Tony Cheung The leader of the city's biggest political party apologised again last night for the pro-establishment camp's bungled vote on the government's electoral reform package last month. Starry Lee Wai-king, chairwoman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, said the camp's walkout from the Legislative Council on June 18 just before the crucial vote was a mistake that "disappointed many". She was speaking at the party's 23rd anniversary celebration, attended... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1834023/dab-leader-starry-lee-wai-king-says-hong-kongs-pro-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1834023/dab-leader-starry-lee-wai-king-says-hong-kongs-pro-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Jul 2015 19:07:19 +0000 Tony Cheung,Peter So Tony Cheung,Peter So The city's biggest political party, the pro-establishment DAB, needs to groom more talent and strengthen its policy research so that it might put up its own candidate for chief executive in future, the party's new chairwoman told the South China Morning Post yesterday. Starry Lee Wai-king was recently elected leader of the Beijing-loyalist Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong - the first chairwoman in its 22-year history. Last Wednesday, the government unveiled its... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1781173/dab-leader-starry-lee-says-party-could-put-its-own-chief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1781173/dab-leader-starry-lee-says-party-could-put-its-own-chief?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2015 22:00:00 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters How media-savvy Lee puts names to faces Starry Lee Wai-king is one to know what makes a good chairwoman of the city's biggest pro-establishment party. Fresh from her April 17 victory at the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong's leadership vote, Lee, 41, has her press relations strategy all planned out: taking pictures with journalists so she can recognise them one by one. Yesterday, at the end of a South China Morning Post interview, Lee asked her assistant to snap... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1781019/all-around-town-how-media-savvy-starry-lee-puts-names-faces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1781019/all-around-town-how-media-savvy-starry-lee-puts-names-faces?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:23:37 +0000 Ng Kang-chung,Tony Cheung Ng Kang-chung,Tony Cheung When the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong was founded by a group of traditional leftists in 1992, it had seemed inconceivable that one day someone with a background like Starry Lee Wai-king would take over. The rise of Lee - from nonaffiliated district councillor to leader of the city's biggest pro-Beijing party - is an example of how a grass-roots political force extended its reach to professionals and the middle class while grooming younger members for leadership. Tam Yiu-chung... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1768944/dab-treads-new-path-electing-starry-lee-leader?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1768944/dab-treads-new-path-electing-starry-lee-leader?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:45:45 +0000 Tony Cheung Tony Cheung Rising politician Starry Lee Wai-king on Friday took the reins of the city's biggest party with a pledge to nurture young talent and lead the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong to greater success in crunch elections. The 41-year-old Legislative Council and Executive Council member was chosen by the DAB's 21-strong standing committee to replace veteran party heavyweight Tam Yiu-chung, 65. In an effort to rejuvenate the pro-establishment party, it also named lawmaker... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1769004/rising-politician-starry-lee-vows-rebuild-hong-kongs-biggest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1769004/rising-politician-starry-lee-vows-rebuild-hong-kongs-biggest?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:30:15 +0000 Lai Ying-kit Lai Ying-kit A referendum on the government’s political reform proposal will not help break the current impasse on the issue, an Executive Council member said today. Starry Lee Wai-king, also vice-chairwoman of the pro-Beijing DAB, said there was little time left before the Legislative Council vote – expected this summer – on a reform plan and it would be difficult to organise a poll that can be recognised by all parties. “I think it will be quite difficult for this to break the impasse,” she told Commercial... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1738988/referendum-hong-kong-reform-wont-break-political-deadlock-says-dabs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1738988/referendum-hong-kong-reform-wont-break-political-deadlock-says-dabs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2015 03:32:26 +0000 Joyce Ng Joyce Ng The chairman of the city's biggest political party says he will step down in less than three months and pass the leadership baton to a younger member. Tam Yiu-chung, 65, who has led the Beijing-loyalist Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong since 2007, said yesterday that he would not run for another term during the party's leadership election in April. "The new generation [in the DAB] has made significant progress and shared the leadership work in the past years.... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1694313/hong-kong-lawmaker-starry-lee-eyed-next-chief-citys-biggest-pro?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1694313/hong-kong-lawmaker-starry-lee-eyed-next-chief-citys-biggest-pro?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:30:15 +0000 Howard Winn Howard Winn This one is for Starry Lee Wai-king, who while talking on RTHK's Backchat yesterday about the budget, said that the government's spending on infrastructure was declining. Starry, it will be recalled is a member of the Executive Council, the Legislative Council and the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). Why, she was asked, was the government so keen to spend on infrastructure. She waffled about the need for Hong Kong to stay competitive, and to provide more... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1436595/infrastructure-spending-declining-says-starry-lee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1436595/infrastructure-spending-declining-says-starry-lee?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:01:52 +0000 HK Magazine HK Magazine I grew up in Ping Shek Estate, near Choi Hung. My neighbors and I were very close. After school, we would all go to a neighbor’s place, run around in the hallways and bikein the parks. I really miss those times. My family did not have much money. My mother worked as a hawker and a factory worker. She would wake up early and prepare our meals. Breakfast was always ready, and even if my mother hadn’t come back by dinner, she’d have something prepared. We didn’t have a washing machine back then,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2035568/starry-lee-wai-king?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2035568/starry-lee-wai-king?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:00:00 +0000 JOSHUA BUT JOSHUA BUT High rents and a shortage of office space have prompted the city's biggest political party to open a mobile district office - and "super seat" lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king will be giving it a road test. Tam Yiu-chung, who was last night re-elected as chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, revealed that the party had already bought a van that would be modified for use as a mobile office - at a total cost of about HK$400,000. He said a key direction for... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1218808/dab-puts-starry-lee-drivers-seat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1218808/dab-puts-starry-lee-drivers-seat?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Colleen Lee,Ada Lee,Stuart Lau Colleen Lee,Ada Lee,Stuart Lau Veteran politician Lau Kong-wah failed to become a "super seat" lawmaker apparently because his party colleague, Starry Lee Wai-king, took away many of his potential votes in the New Territories, a South China Morning Post analysis of the Legislative Council election showed. The Post also found Lee, who is the incumbent Kowloon West lawmaker, beat former Kowloon East legislator Chan Yuen-han in Chan's own stronghold in the contest for the "super seats". An academic believes the central... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1036307/starry-lee-sidelined-dab-veteran-lau-kong-wah-super-seat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1036307/starry-lee-sidelined-dab-veteran-lau-kong-wah-super-seat?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:00:00 +0000