Chiu Hin-kwong explained

Chiu Hin-kwong
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Honorific-Suffix:OBE, JP
Birth Date:23 May 1928
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Office:Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
Appointed:Sir Edward Youde
Term Start:1 September 1986
Term End:31 October 1988
Successor:Cheng Hon-kwan
Office1:Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Constituency1:Medical
Term Start1:30 October 1985
Term End1:25 August 1988
Predecessor1:New constituency
Successor1:Leong Che-hung
Occupation:Doctor
Spouse:Peggy Chiu Leung
Children:3

Chiu Hin-kwong (; 23 May 1928 – 30 June 2024) was a Hong Kong doctor. He was also a member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Life and career

Chiu was born in Hong Kong on 23 May 1928. 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 Guilin. 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.

Chiu 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.

Chiu died on 30 June 2024, at the age of 96.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: The government and politics of Hong Kong. Norman. Miners. James Tuck-Hong. Tang. Oxford University Press. 1998. 74.
  2. Web site: In Memoriam: Dr. Chiu Hin Kwong, OBE, JP . Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation . 26 October 2024 . 30 June 2024.