Edward Leong

Edward Leong Che-hung (Chinese: 梁智鴻, born 23 April 1939) is a Hong Kong politician who served as the non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.

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

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Leong. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Edward Leong and the Chinese-style name is Leong Che-hung.

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 by	Donald Tsang
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 22 September 1988 – 10 September 2000
Preceded by	Chiu Hin-kwong
Succeeded by	Lo Wing-lok
Constituency	Medical
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 by	Lo Ka-shui
Succeeded by	Anthony Wu
Personal details
Born	(1939-04-23) 23 April 1939 (age 85) Hong Kong
Political party	Democratic Foundation (1989–92) Meeting Point (1992–94)[1]
Spouse	Lilian Leong Fung Ling-yee
Education	Queen's College St. Joseph's College
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong (MBBS)
Occupation	Medical doctor

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. doi:10.1353/apr.2004.0035.
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

External links

• Dr the Honourable LEONG Che-hung, GBS, JP

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