During his first season, he led Tai Po to 6th place in the Premier League, their best finish at that point in club history. The following season, he led the club to a runners-up finishing, better the result from the previous season.
In 2018–19, Lee led Tai Po to their first Hong Kong Premier League title in club history, becoming the first district club to win a top flight title since 1963.[2] For this achievement, he was named the 2019 Hong Kong Coach of the Year.[3]
At the end of the season, Lee announced that he would mutually part ways with Tai Po as the club faced budget clubs due to reduced sponsorship.[4]
Eastern
On 3 July 2019, Lee left Tai Po to join Eastern.[5]