Edward Leong

Edward Leong Che-hung GBM GBS OBE JP (Chinese: 梁智鴻, born 23 April 1939, Hong Kong) was the non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.

For the spokesman of Hong Kong Indigenous, see Edward Leung.

The Honourable

Edward Leong

GBM GBS OBE JP
梁智鴻
Leong in 2015 as the chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong
Member of the Executive Council
In office
1 November 2005 – 30 June 2012
Appointed byDonald Tsang
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
22 September 1988 – 10 September 2000
Preceded byChiu Hin-kwong
Succeeded byLo Wing-lok
ConstituencyMedical
In office
25 January 1997 – 30 June 1998
(Provisional Legislative Council)
Chairman of the Hospital Authority
In office
1 October 2002 – 8 July 2004
Preceded byLo Ka-shui
Succeeded byAnthony Wu
Personal details
Born (1939-04-23) 23 April 1939
Hong Kong
Political partyDemocratic Foundation
(1989–92)
Meeting Point
(1992–94)[1]
Spouse(s)Lilian Leong Fung Ling-yee
EducationQueen's College
St. Joseph's College
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (MBBS)
OccupationMedical doctor
In this Chinese name, the family name is Leong.

By training a physician, he graduated from Queen's College, Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Leong specialises in urology and nephrology.

He became a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the medical constituency after unseating Chiu Hin-kwong in the 1988 election.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

Leong was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2001 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2010.

References
  1. Read Their Lips (I): A Dossier of political leaders in Hong Kong. Pace Publishing Ltd. 1993. p. 194.
  2. Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung, JP (archived from the original on 3 June 2000)
  3. Ma, Ngok (2004). "SARS and the Limits of the Hong Kong SAR Administrative State". Asian Perspective. 28 (1): 115.
  4. Ng, Kang-chung (3 August 2015). "Doctor in the eye of another storm". South China Morning Post.
  5. University of Hong Kong alumni vow action to stop ex-minister Arthur Li taking over as chairman of ruling council, SCMP, 25 Oct 2015
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Chiu Hin-kwong		 Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Medical
1988–1997		 Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Preceded by
Elsie Tu		 Chairman of House Committee
1995–2000		 Succeeded by
Selina Chow
New parliament Member of Provisional Legislative Council
1997–1998		 Replaced by Legislative Council
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Medical
1998–2000		 Succeeded by
Lo Wing-lok
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Lo Ka-shui		 Chairman of the Hospital Authority
2002–2004		 Succeeded by
Anthony Wu
Academic offices
Preceded by
Dr Victor Fung		 Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong
2009–2015		 Succeeded by
Dr Arthur Li
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Ronald Arculli
Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal		 Hong Kong order of precedence
Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal		 Succeeded by
Stanley Ho
Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal
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