First, start the code block with <%# instead of <%= :
<head id="head1" runat="server">
<title>My Page</title>
<link href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/778952/css/common.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="<%# ResolveUrl("~/javascript/leesUtils.js") %>"></script>
</head>
This changes the code block from a Response.Write code block to a databinding expression.
Since <%# ... %>
databinding expressions aren’t code blocks, the CLR won’t complain. Then in the code for the master page, you’d add the following:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Page.Header.DataBind();
}