Mr. Lester LEE
Executive Director (Legal Services)
Mr. Lester Lee was appointed as the Executive Director (Legal Services) of the Competition Commission (Commission) in November 2023.
Before joining the Commission, Mr. Lee was a practicing barrister having been called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2009. In May 2015, he joined the Commission as Senior Manager (Competition Affairs) and was later promoted to Head (Litigation) in December 2017. From June to October 2023, Mr. Lee was appointed as Acting Executive Director (Legal Services) overseeing the daily operation of the Legal Division.
Mr. Lee obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from Durham University in 2006. He later obtained a Master of Laws in Human Rights from the University of Hong Kong in 2014 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law from King’s College London in 2016. In 2023, his exceptional abilities were recognised, and he was selected as one of the LexisNexis “40 under 40” legal leaders of tomorrow.