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Hong Kong Medical Council to hold by-election after member resigns

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Hong Kong's Medical Council will hold a by-election following the resignation of Alex Lam, a lay member and patients' rights advocate. Lam stepped down due to a potential conflict of interest, as he intended to represent the father of Chau Tin-yu in a death inquest. His resignation is effective immediately. AI

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Hong Kong Medical Council to hold by-election after member resigns

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Elizabeth Cheung ·

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

    Hong Kong’s medical watchdog will hold a by-election after a prominent patients’ rights advocate resigned 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.…

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