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Ambrose Lee

Politician

Ambrose Lee is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ambrose Lee · Ambrose Li · Эмброуз Ли · أمبروز لي · امبروز لى · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ambrose Lee · Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong · Ambrose Li · Эмброуз Ли · أمبروز لي · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	리샤오광 · 이소광				[sources]
Birth date	1948-08-17				[sources]
Place of birth	British Hong Kong				[sources]
Death date	2022-08-14				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	China				[sources]
Country	China				[sources]
Citizenship	China				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ambrose				[sources]
Last name	Li				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q217239				[sources]
Position	Director of Immigration (1998-2002) · ICAC Commissioner (2002-2003) · National People's Congress deputy · National People’s Congress (member, 2013-) · Secretary for Security (2003-2012)				[sources]
Education	Harvard University · Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Kowloon Technical School · University of Hong Kong				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Hong Kong politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Glen Lee Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
National People's Congress deputy	-	-
Member of the National People’s Congress	-	-

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,351

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,084

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,304

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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