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The Honourable Lee Wing Tat (李永達 ) (born December 25 , 1955 in Hong Kong with family root in Huiyang , Guangdong ) is currently the Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP). He is a Member of the Legislative Council Of Hong Kong (LegCo), returned by direct election as representative of the Geographical Constituency of New Territories West. He is seen as a conservative inside the party. EARLY LIFE He was elected vice-chairman of The Hong Kong University Students' Union in 1979 . He was graduated in the Faculty of Science of University Of Hong Kong with a recommended pass. He first participated in politics in the 1980s and was a Vice-Chairman of the Association of Democracy and People's Livelihoods (ADPL). He was elected to the District Council and the Regional Council in 1985 and 1986 respectively. He was a founding member of The Hong Kong Alliance In Support Of Patriotic Democratic Movements In China . He left the ADPL and formed the United Democrats of Hong Kong (香港民主同盟，港同盟), which developed into the Democratic Party in 1994. He was elected to the Legco in the same year. He once lost his seat in the 2000 election but was abled to re-elected in 2004 . He became the vice-chairman of Democratic Party from 2002 to 2004 and was elected Chairman at the sixth AGM of the DP in succession to Yeung Sum. His chairmanship challenger Chan King Ming also elected vice-chairman. CHAIRMANSHIP OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY He was caught up in the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake , together with his wife Josephine Chan . Fortunately, on the day of the tsunami, they did not go to the beach next to their hotel in Phuket , but concern arose when he could not be contacted for some hours after the event. He declared his intention to run in the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election , but failed to win enough nominations to get onto the ballot. As he only received 52 nominations, he withdrew from the election on June 15 , 2005 . His participation in the election faced great criticisms within the party and the Pro-democracy camp. EXTERNAL LINK
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