Career
She began to take an interest in public affairs on her return to Hong Kong in 1982, after 10 years" practice as a barrister in England. She was Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1995 and 1996. In 2011 she successfully represented Filipina domestic helper Evangeline Banao Vallejos in Vallejos v.
Commissioner of Registration.
Vallejos was seeking permanent residency after working in Hong Kong for 25 years, in a contentious challenge to the Immigration Ordinance that stirred public discussion of human rights in Hong Kong and vilification for Li. However, the case was overturned by the Court of Appeal in 2012.
