Dr Chiu Hin-kwong,

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, JP (; born 23 May 1928) is a Hong Kong doctor. He is also a former member of the Executive Council and

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Biography

Dr Chiu was born on 23 May 1928 in Hong Kong. He studied at the

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and moved to China during the

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and was educated at the Lingnan Middle School in Guangdong and Pui Ching & Pui To Middle School in

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. He returned to Hong Kong after war and graduated with the

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from the

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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

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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

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and director of the

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. He was elected to the Legislative Council through the

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in 1985 and was appointed to the Executive Council by Governor

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in 1986 with

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. He lost his seat in the 1988 election to Dr

Leong Che-hung Edward Leong Che-hung (, born 23 April 1939, Hong Kong) was the non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. By training a physician, he graduated from Queen's College, Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong as Bachelor of Me ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, Hin-kwong 1928 births Alumni of King's College, Hong Kong Hong Kong medical doctors Hong Kong Christians Officers of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Hong Kong HK LegCo Members 1985–1988 Living people