Leung Ka-lau (born 1962) is a former member of the

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(

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, medical). He is the first

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doctor to be elected as a legislator. He beat

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for the seat in the

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. Dr. Leung is a surgeon specialising in

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in the

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. Leung Ka-lau, who has represented the

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since 2008, has voted with

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mindset on various issues. However, he is widely considered a

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politician.

Government doctors' pay claim

In 2002, Leung was named 1st plaintiff in a suit brought by 165 public hospital doctors against the

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for

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for working on

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and

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and for

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work. The

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ruled they be compensated for loss of rest days and public holidays but dismissed their overtime claim. The Hospital Authority then offered compensation of HK$600 million to the 4,000 doctors affected.Doctors lose appeal for standby pay

References

External links

Official website of Hon. Leung Ka Lau
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leung, Ka-Lau 1962 births Living people Alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Hong Kong medical doctors People from Zhaoqing HK LegCo Members 2008–2012 HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021