Dr the Honourable Leong Che Hung is a member of the Executive Council, Chairperson of the Council on Human Reproductive Technology, and Chairman of the Elderly Commission of the Government of Hong Kong.
Dr Leong is a private medical practitioner and represented the Medical Functional Constituency as a Legislative Councillor for twelve years, from 1988 to 2000. He was involved in drawing up the blueprint for the Hospital Authority and was its Chairman from 2002 to 2004. Dr Leong played an instrumental role in the establishment of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and was its President from 2000 to 2004. He is an Honorary Professor of Surgery at HKU, a Member of the Council of HKU and an Honorary University Fellow of HKU. Dr Leong was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1993. He was awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1991 and a Gold Bauhinia Star in 2001.
In recognition of his contributions to the medical profession and to the community of Hong Kong, the University has resolved to confer upon him the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa.
