| Honorific-prefix | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
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| Title | Bishop of Hong Kong |
| Diocese | Hong Kong |
| Enthroned | 22 April 1974 |
| Ended | 23 July 1974 |
| Predecessor | Francis Hsu |
| Successor | John Baptist Wu |
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| Ordination | 6 July 1952 |
| Ordained by | Antonio Riberi |
| Consecration | 8 September 1971 |
| Consecrated by | Francis Hsu |
| Birth date | 29 March 1922 |
| Birth place | Canton,[clarification needed] Republic of China |
| Death date | 23 July 1974 (aged 52) |
| Death place | St Paul's Hospital, Causeway Bay, British Hong Kong |
| Buried | Crypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Regional Seminary of South China |
| Dipstyle | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
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| Offstyle | Your Excellency |
| Relstyle | Bishop |
Bishop Peter Lei Wang-Kei (李宏基主教; 29 March 1922 – 23 July 1974) was the fourth Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong.
Biography
Born in Nam Hoi, Canton, Lei was ordained priest on 6 July 1955 and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 3 July 1971, appointed Titular Bishop of Octaba 8 September 1971.
He was sworn in as the Vicar Capitular on 23 May 1973. Appointed Bishop of Hong Kong on 21 December 1973 and installed on 22 April 1974, he died not long afterwards on 23 July 1974 of sudden heart attack.
His remains were buried in St. Michael's Cemetery in Happy Valley, and later exhumed and re-buried in the Crypt at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.