Lo Wing-lok
Lo Wing-lok Leong Che-hung | |
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| Succeeded by | Kwok Ka-ki |
| Constituency | Medical |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1954 Breakfast Group (2000–04) |
| Spouse | Anna Yung Hiu-yan |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | St. Paul's College University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Doctor |
Lo Wing-lok,
pro-democracy League of Social Democrats but quit the party in late 2007. He ran for the Legislative Council again in 2004, 2008 and 2012 but was not elected. He died from lung cancer
in 2015.
Biography
Lo was born in Hong Kong in 1954 and lived in the
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong in 1979. He was an infectious disease specialist.[1]
He entered into politics when he was elected to the
Hong Kong Medical Association for two terms from 2002 to 2004.[1]
Lo made a surprise move when he joined the newly founded
pro-democracy League of Social Democrats in 2006 as vice-chairman, but resigned from the position and quit the party in late December 2007 over differences with the chairman Wong Yuk-man on the lease of the party's headquarters.[4]
In 2007, he bid to represent the pan-democracy camp in the important
primary by the eventual winner of the seat, Anson Chan.[5]
Lo stood for the Hong Kong Island constituency in the 2008 and 2012 Legco elections as an independent candidate but was not returned.[1]
Personal life
He married his schoolmate, gynaecologist Anna Yung Hiu-yan, who died in 2013. They had a son, Alasdair Kai-yan Lo.[1]
Death
He battled lung cancer during his last years of his life. He was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital in May 2015 and then discharged, but died at Canossa Hospital the morning of 9 May.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e So, Peter (10 May 2015). "Hong Kong doctor, politician Lo Wing-lok dies at 60". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Personal Profile of Lo Wing Lok Archived 26 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brief Introduction to Dr. Lo Wing-lok[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lo Wing-lok resigns from League of Social Democrats Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, rthk.org.hk; accessed 10 May 2015.
- ^ Hong Kong's Former Deputy Leader To Run In By-election, chinadigitaltimes.net; accessed 10 May 2015.
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