Tang Siu-tong, SBS, JP (born 26 September 1942 in

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), was a member of the

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from 1992 to 2004.Dr Hon Tang Siu-tong
Member of the Legislative Council He is also a registered

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, Hong Kong.鄧兆棠醫生 DR. TANG SIU TONG - 元朗診所 - 香港醫生目錄
Hong Kong Health Center

Early life

Tang received his

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kin ...

from the

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in 1968. In 1974, he received a

FRCS Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) is a professional qualification to practise as a senior surgeon in Ireland or the United Kingdom. It is bestowed on an intercollegiate basis by the four Royal Colleges of Surgeons (the Royal ...

from the

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and his FRCPS from the

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. Tang received the FHKAM in

Surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pa ...

from the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in 1993.

References

1941 births Living people Members of the Regional Council of Hong Kong Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Hong Kong medical doctors Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians Hong Kong Progressive Alliance politicians District councillors of Yuen Long District Members of the Provisional Legislative Council HK LegCo Members 1991–1995 HK LegCo Members 1998–2000 HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star {{HongKong-politician-stub