Martin Lee



Martin Lee (Simplified Chinese: 李柱铭;Traditional Chinese: 李柱銘; born 8 June 1938) is a Hong Kong politician. He was the Chairperson of Democratic Party in 1994–2002.

Quotes

 * We fear Hong Kong will become just another Chinese city.
 * Martin Lee (2019) cited in "‘We fear Hong Kong will become just another Chinese city’" on Taiwan News, 6 October 2019

Exclusive: Beijing completely broke their promise on Hong Kong, says veteran democrat Martin Lee
April 19, 2020 Exclusive: Beijing completely broke their promise on Hong Kong, says veteran democrat Martin Lee


 * At the time (1980s) Beijing was worried that people would all leave. To win their hearts, it (promised to allow) Hong Kong people to rule Hong Kong and to have a high degree of autonomy.
 * The Communist Party is fully in charge and they give however much freedom they want to give and can take it away any time they like…