Allen Lee Peng Fei CBE, JP (李鵬飛) (born 24 April 1940 in Yantai, Shandong) is a founding member of Liberal Party of Hong Kong, veteran Hong Kong politician, political programme radio host and TV host. Jonathan Dimbleby described him as a "weather vane" in his book The Last Governor.
Lee was a senior member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, before seats were opened to elections. He was formerly the leader of the Liberal Party.
He was elected...
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Allen Lee Peng Fei CBE, JP (李鵬飛) (born 24 April 1940 in Yantai, Shandong) is a founding member of Liberal Party of Hong Kong, veteran Hong Kong politician, political programme radio host and TV host. Jonathan Dimbleby described him as a "weather vane" in his book The Last Governor.
Lee was a senior member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, before seats were opened to elections. He was formerly the leader of the Liberal Party.
He was elected a deputy to the National People's Congress in late 1997. On 19 February 2004, he announced his resignation from his seat in the National People's Congress and his job as a radio host, complaining that he was not allowed to express himself freely.
His father, who represented General Motors, among other US companies, emigrated to the United States of America in 1948.
At the age of 14, he was a leader of the Communist Youth League, and organised marches denouncing the United States because of its involvement in the Korean War. In May 1954, his...
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