Hong Kong Democracy Advocate

Martin Lee

1 article 1997

Martin Lee is a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy politician and barrister who has long been one of the most visible advocates for democratic freedoms in Hong Kong. He contributed to The Weekly Standard in 1997, writing about Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese sovereignty.

HONG KONG INTO CHINA'S JAWS

February 24, 1997 · Blog

WHEN MIDNIGHT STRIKES on the last day of June, Hong Kong will be delivered into the hands of Communist China, ending 150 years of British colonial rule. For years, some hoped that this event would mark China's readmission into the family of nations and that Hong Kong would make China friendlier to…