Chiu Hin-kwong

Dr Chiu Hin-kwong, OBE, JP (Chinese: 招顯洸; born 23 May 1928) is a Hong Kong doctor. He is also a former member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Chiu Hin-kwong

OBE, JP
招顯洸
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 September 1986 – 31 October 1988
Appointed bySir Edward Youde
Succeeded byCheng Hon-kwan
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
30 October 1985 – 25 August 1988
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byLeong Che-hung
ConstituencyMedical
Personal details
Born (1928-05-23) 23 May 1928
Hong Kong
Spouse(s)Peggy Chiu Leung
Children3
Alma materKing's College
Lingnan Middle School
Pui Ching & Pui To Middle School
University of Hong Kong (MBBS)
OccupationDoctor

Biography

Dr Chiu was born on 23 May 1928 in Hong Kong. He studied at the King's College, Hong Kong and moved to China during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and was educated at the Lingnan Middle School in Guangdong and Pui Ching & Pui To Middle School in Kweilin. He returned to Hong Kong after war and graduated with the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Hong Kong in 1953. He became a doctor in private practice and was a fellow of the Hong Kong College of General Practitioners.

He had been vice-president of the Hong Kong Medical Association and member of the Licentiate Committee of the Medical Council and Dental Council of Hong Kong. He was also council member of the Hong Kong branch of the British Medical Association and director of the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital.

He was elected to the Legislative Council through the Medical functional constituency in 1985 and was appointed to the Executive Council by Governor Edward Youde in 1986 with Daniel Tse.[1]

He lost his seat in the 1988 election to Dr Leong Che-hung.

References
  1. Miners, Norman; Tang, James Tuck-Hong (1998). "The government and politics of Hong Kong". Oxford University Press. p. 74. Missing or empty |url= (help)
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