Hong Kong professional disciplinefreedom of expressionprofessional misconduct

Dr Chung Ho Yin Andrews v The Medical Council of Hong Kong

[2024] 2 HKLRD 270

JurisdictionHong Kong

CourtHong Kong Court of Appeal

Year2024

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A medical disciplinary body must have sufficient factual basis before finding a doctor's public comments constitute professional misconduct; a doctor's comments on 'defensive medicine' based on personal experience and credible published articles provide sufficient factual basis even if contested.

Area of Law

public-law

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