Frozen Gametes Relaxed in Hong Kong and more
Use of reproductive technology in Hong Kong is relaxing after more than two decades. From 1 December 2025, gametes for self-use can be frozen without a time limit.
Taxi Driver
In Re Chan Fai-wong 陳輝旺, deceased CCDI 477/2013, Mr Gordon Chan led by Mr Alfred Fung represented the Hospital Authority in a second death inquest concerning the death of a taxi driver. The jury found that the driver was unlawfully killed after he was arrested.
East Week Interview on Fertility Treatment
East Week magazine interviewed Mr Gordon Chan regarding agencies arranging patients to undergo fertility treatment in licensed clinics in Hong Kong under a false pretence.
CRHK1 Interview on Surrogacy Regulations and Medical Ethics
CRHK1 “On a Clear Day” interviewed Mr Gordon Chan about regulations on reproductive technologies, surrogacy, sex selection services, and the underlying medical ethics.
i-Cable News Interview on Surrogacy Regulations
i-Cable News interviewed Mr Gordon Chan about a company suspected of offering surrogacy and sex selection services abroad.
Contributor on Lexology
Mr Gordon Chan has become a contributor to the global legal information platform Lexology.
UK Assisted Dying Bill: Right to Dignified Death Truly Free of Coercion?
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.
Interview by TVB News on Complaining Veterinarians
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.
Archbold HK 2025 Expanded into Medical Criminal Law
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.
Unprecedented Medical Council Decision Covered by HKU CMEL
HKU Centre for Medical Ethics and Law refers to Mr Gordon Chan’s article on a Medical Council decision to stay a case permanently.
When’s the time to stay?
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.