{{Short description|Hong Kong politician}} {{Other people|Joseph Lee}} {{family name hatnote|[[Li (surname 李)|Lee]]|Joseph Lee|Lee Kok-long|lang=Hong Kong}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Joseph Lee Kok-long |native_name = {{nobold|李國麟}} |native_name_lang = zh-hk |honorific_suffix = [[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]] |image = Joseph Lee Kok-long.jpg |image_size = 180px |alt = |caption = |order = |office1 = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] |term_start1 = 1 October 2004 |term_end1 = 1 December 2020 |alongside1 = <!--For two or more people serving in the same position from the same district. (e.g. United States Senators.)--> |predecessor1 = [[Michael Mak (politician)|Michael Mak]] |successor1 = [[David Lam (doctor)|David Lam]] <br /> <small>([[Medical and Health Services (constituency)|Medical and Health Services]])</small> |constituency1 = [[Health Services (constituency)|Health Services]] |majority = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|8|14}} |birth_place = [[Portuguese Macau]] |death_date = |death_place = |citizenship = |party = |spouse = Dianna Lee Tze-fan |partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> |relations = |children = |alma_mater = [[Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School]]<br />[[La Trobe University]]<br />[[University of Edinburgh]]<br />[[Lingnan University (Hong Kong)|Lingnan University]] |occupation = |profession = Professor<br />Nurse |cabinet = |committees = |portfolio = |signature = |signature_alt = |website = |footnotes = |blank1 = |data1 = }} {{Infobox Chinese |t=李國麟 |s=李国麟 |j=lei5 gwok3 leon4 |p=Lǐ Guólíng }}

'''Joseph Lee Kok-long''' {{small|[[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]]}} (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 (constituency)|Health Services functional constituency]]. He is a member of the [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|Pro-democracy camp]].

Lee is a [[Registered Nurse|nurse]] and a Professor and Dean in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the [[Open University of Hong Kong]].<ref>[http://www.ouhk.edu.hk/WCM/?FUELAP_TEMPLATENAME=tcGenericPage&ITEMID=CC_OPENLINK_53341548&BODY=tcGenericPage Joseph Lee Kok-long: "Revamp government health policy"], Open University of Hong Kong</ref><ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr08-12/lkl.htm Joseph Lee Kok-long's Legco biodata] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228054046/http://legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr08-12/lkl.htm |date=28 December 2010 }}</ref>

==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 (Hong Kong)|Lingnan University]] in Hong Kong.

==Political career== Lee became a member of the Legislative Council in 2004, representing the Health Services functional constituency.<ref name="hk01">{{cite web |title=民主派初選｜衞生服務界大敗 李國麟服從結果：得186票打咗個突 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%83%85/497737/%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%BB%E6%B4%BE%E5%88%9D%E9%81%B8-%E8%A1%9E%E7%94%9F%E6%9C%8D%E5%8B%99%E7%95%8C%E5%A4%A7%E6%95%97-%E6%9D%8E%E5%9C%8B%E9%BA%9F%E6%9C%8D%E5%BE%9E%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C-%E5%BE%97186%E7%A5%A8%E6%89%93%E5%92%97%E5%80%8B%E7%AA%81 |website=香港01 |accessdate=17 July 2020 |language=zh-HK |date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

In June 2010, he voted in favour of the government's [[Consultation Document on the Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive and for Forming the LegCo in 2012|2012 constitutional reform package]], which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the [[Government of the People's Republic of China|Beijing government]] – to hold a popular vote for five new [[District Councils of Hong Kong|District Council]] [[Functional constituency (Hong Kong)|functional constituencies]].<ref>{{cite news |last = Cheung |first = Gary |author2 = Albert Wong and Fanny WY Fung |title = Cheers and jeers for political reform vote |newspaper = [[South China Morning Post]] |date = 25 June 2010 |url = http://www.scmp.com/ |accessdate = 25 June 2010}}</ref>

In March 2011, he abstained on legislation accepting reduced funding from Beijing for Hong Kong.<ref>https://archive.today/20120913163953/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=109210&sid=31679370&con_type=1</ref>

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 (nurse)|Winnie Yu]] in the [[2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries]].<ref name="hk01"/>

On 6 January 2021, Lee was among 53 members of the pro-democratic camp who were [[January 2021 arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists|arrested]] under the [[2020 Hong Kong national security law|national security law]], specifically its provision regarding alleged subversion. The group stood accused of the organisation of and participation in unofficial primary elections held by the camp in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55555299|title=National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=6 January 2021|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> Lee was released on bail on 7 January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2021/01/08/hong-kong-has-entered-a-bitter-winter-says-primaries-organiser-as-52-democrats-in-mass-arrest-bailed-out/|title='Hong Kong has entered a bitter winter,' says primaries organiser as 52 democrats in mass arrest bailed out|first=Candice|last=Chau|work=[[Hong Kong Free Press]]|date=8 January 2021|access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref>

==Committees== Lee served on the following [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legco]] committees:

*2008–09 Panel Committees: :Panel on Health Services :Panel on Food Safety & Environmental Hygiene :Panel on Housing<ref name=PersonalBio>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leekoklong.org.hk/e_index.htm |title=Biography at personal website |access-date=25 May 2009 |archive-date=18 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318071840/http://leekoklong.org.hk/e_index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*2008–09 Bill Committees: :Independent Police Complaints Council Bill :Prevention and Control of Disease Bill :Subcommittee on Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2008<ref name=PersonalBio/>

==Other appointments== He also serves as: * the Chairman of [[Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff]]; * Vice-chairman of [[Independent Police Complaints Council]].

He is a member of: * the [[Hospital Authority]] and the [[Nursing Council of Hong Kong]]; * the Hospital Governing Committee of [[Kwai Chung Hospital]] and [[Princess Margaret Hospital (Hong Kong)|Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong]]; * the [[Commission on Strategic Development]]; * the [[Estate Agents Authority]]; * the [[Operations Review Committee]]; * the [[Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)|Independent Commission Against Corruption]].

He is an honorary research fellow of the [[Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies]] at [[Lingnan University|Lingnan University of Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leekoklong.org.hk/e_index.htm |title=Dr Hon Joseph LEE Kok-long |access-date=25 May 2009 |archive-date=18 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318071840/http://leekoklong.org.hk/e_index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

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