Edward Leong
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Edward Leong Che-hung (Template:Zh, born 23 April 1939) is a Hong Kong politician who served as a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012. He previously represented the medical functional constituency in the Legislative Council from 1988 to 2000, and was Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2015.
Early life
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Career
He was elected to represent the medical constituency in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 1988 election,[1] unseating Chiu Hin-kwong. He was successfully re-elected in the 1991 and 1995 elections, and was elected to the provisional Legislative Council by the 400-member Selection Committee in the 1996 election. He ran for re-election for the last time in 1998, before standing down at the 2000 election. He was Chairman of the House Committee of the Legislative Council for many years while in office as a lawmaker, and often presided over debates in the Council as Deputy President.
Leong was appointed as the chairman of the Hospital Authority in 2002, but stepped down two years later due to mishandling of the SARS outbreak. During his leadership, the HA was ill-prepared for the severe pandemic. He failed to coordinate among different clusters to formulate an effective and comprehensive strategy to respond to the disease.[2] After that, Leong served as the non-official member of the Executive Council from 2005 to 2012. He was chairman of the HKU Council until 6 November 2015 and also chairman of the Standard Working Hours Committee.[3][4]
Leong was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2001 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2010.
Personal life
Leong is married to Lilian Fung, who was head of the radiology department at Queen Mary Hospital. The couple have three children.
Honours
- Grand Bauhinia Medal (2010)
- Gold Bauhinia Star (2001)
- Justice of the Peace (1993)
References
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- ↑ Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung, JP (archived from the original on 3 June 2000)
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- ↑ University of Hong Kong alumni vow action to stop ex-minister Arthur Li taking over as chairman of ruling council, SCMP, 25 Oct 2015
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- 1939 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong medical doctors
- Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
- Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
- Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal
- Meeting Point politicians
- Hong Kong Democratic Foundation politicians
- Members of the Provisional Legislative Council
- HK LegCo Members 1988–1991
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- HK LegCo Members 1998–2000
- Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members
- Alumni of Queen's College, Hong Kong