Chiu Hin-kwong (; 23 May 1928 – 30 June 2024) was a Hong Kong doctor. He was also a member of the Executive Council and

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Life and career

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

King's College, Hong Kong King's College (), often referred to simply as King's or K.C., is a boys' government-operated secondary school located at 63A Bonham Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong. It serves as a secondary education institution for pupils from forms 1–6. Th ...

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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. Chiu 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

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. Chiu died on 30 June 2024, at the age of 96.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, Hin-kwong 1928 births 2024 deaths 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