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TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1978
THE FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THE EIGHT NEW MEMBERS TO EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS:-
DR. HARRY FANG SIN-YANG:
DR. FANG WAS BORN IN CHINA IN 1923 AND IS AN ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALIST.
AFTER STUDYING IN HONG KONG, HE OBTAINED A MASTER DEGREE IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL AND FELLOWSHIP OF A NUMBER OF SURGICAL AND ORTHOPAEDIC COLLEGES IN GREAT BRITAIN, AMERICA, AUSTRALIA AND FRANCE.
DR. FANG HAS SERVED ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SINCE 1974. HE IS CHAIRMAN OF THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE COURT, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC. DR. FANG IS PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF MEDICAL SOCIETIES, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE MEDICAL AND PARA-MEDICAL PROFESSIONS.
HE IS VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE BOARD, AND HAS GIVEN MUCH OF HIS TIME TO THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN OF HONG KONG, PLAYING AN ACTIVE PART IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION AS WELL AS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE AS HE IS ALSO VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE
REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL IN CHARGE OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC REGION.
AS AN HONORARY LECTURER IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY HE HAS ASSISTED IN THE TRAINING OF DOCTORS IN THIS SPECIALITY AND IS THE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
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DR. FANG RECEIVED A SPECIAL AWARD OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF THE HANDICAPPED, U.S.A. IN 1968. A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SINCE 1964, HE WAS AWARDED THE 0.B.E. IN 1969.
DR. FANG IS MARRIED WITH TWO SONS AND FOUR DAUGHTERS.
MR. LI FOOK-WO :
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