Medical - Gordon Chan, Esq

CRHK1 Interview on Surrogacy Regulations and Medical Ethics

Gordon Chan, Esq — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:06:20 +0000

CRHK1 “On a Clear Day” interviewed Mr Gordon Chan about regulations on reproductive technologies, surrogacy, sex selection services, and the underlying medical ethics.

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i-Cable News Interview on Surrogacy Regulations

Gordon Chan, Esq — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:07:21 +0000

i-Cable News interviewed Mr Gordon Chan about a company suspected of offering surrogacy and sex selection services abroad.

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Contributor on Lexology

Gordon Chan, Esq — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:25:41 +0000

Mr Gordon Chan has become a contributor to the global legal information platform Lexology.

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UK Assisted Dying Bill: Right to Dignified Death Truly Free of Coercion?

Gordon Chan, Esq and Anneliese Cheng — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 04:31:36 +0000

The UK “Assisted Dying Bill” surprisingly progressed through its second reading in the Commons in November 2024. The bill continues to be contentious regarding the protection of vulnerable terminal patients.

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Interview by TVB News on Complaining Veterinarians

Gordon Chan, Esq — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:47:05 +0000

TVB News Channel programme “A Closer Look 時事多面睇” interviewed Mr Gordon Chan on the difficulties pet owners face in complaining to the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong.

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Archbold HK 2025 Expanded into Medical Criminal Law

Gordon Chan, Esq — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:08:49 +0000

As part of a planned expansion into medical criminal law, Archbold Hong Kong 2025 chapter on Public Health now covers offences related to medical practice.

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Unprecedented Medical Council Decision Covered by HKU CMEL

Gordon Chan, Esq — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:08:08 +0000

HKU Centre for Medical Ethics and Law refers to Mr Gordon Chan’s article on a Medical Council decision to stay a case permanently.

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When’s the time to stay?

Gordon Chan, Esq — Sun, 12 May 2024 09:07:32 +0000

In an unprecedented move, the Medical Council of Hong Kong ordered that a case be permanently stayed. The Council adopted the established legal principles for criminal cases to resolve this case, which lasted more than a decade.

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Pathologist’s Dilemma

Gordon Chan, Esq — Mon, 06 May 2024 04:41:38 +0000

Pathologists play an essential role in the death investigation system in Hong Kong. A pathologist performing an autopsy is under a special duty to the Coroner’s Court.

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Can my child consent to medical treatment without me?

Gordon Chan, Esq — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 01:45:10 +0000

While children may consent to treatment, doctors still have the duty to ensure that the child understands the nature and consequences of the act.

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