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Hong Kong medical watchdog to hold by-election after member quits over conflict risk

Hong Kong medical watchdog to hold by-election after member quits over conflict risk
South China Morning Post Thursday 05 November 2026, 11:55 UTC By Elizabeth Cheung 1 min read
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Hong Kong’s medical watchdog will hold a by-election after a prominent patients’ rights advocate resigned from the body amid concerns over a potential conflict of interest in his plan to represent the father of a child who died following an alleged medical blunder at an inquest into her death. The Medical Council announced on Thursday that it will process matters related to the by-election for the vacancy created by the departure of Alex Lam Chi-yau, who submitted his written resignation as a...

Hong Kong’s medical watchdog will hold a by-election after a prominent patients’ rights advocate resigned from the body amid concerns over a potential conflict of interest in his plan to represent the father of a child who died following an alleged medical blunder at an inquest into her death. The Medical Council announced on Thursday that it will process matters related to the by-election for the vacancy created by the departure of Alex Lam Chi-yau, who submitted his written resignation as a... [Image text:] teMedicalCouncil ofHong
Hong Kong (LOCATION) Hong Kong’s (LOCATION) The Medical Council (ORG) Alex Lam Chi-yau (PERSON)
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