Harry Fang

The Honourable Sir Harry Fang GBM, CBE, JP
Senior Chinese Unofficial Member
In office 1981–1985
Preceded by	Oswald Cheung
Succeeded by	Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn
Personal details
Born	(1923-08-02)2 August 1923 Nanking, Republic of China
Died	24 August 2009(2009-08-24) (aged 86) Hong Kong
Spouse(s)	Yip Hung-cha (m. 10 July 1948 – 24 August 2009)
Relations	Fang Zhenwu (father) Guo Yukun (mother) Anson Chan (niece) Christine Fang (daughter)
Children	3

Sir Harry Fang Sin-yang, GBM, CBE, JP (Chinese: 方心讓, 2 August 1923 – 24 August 2009) was a Hong Kong orthopaedic surgeon, legislator and campaigner who promoted rehabilitation services. He was widely known as the "father of rehabilitation" in Asia. Harry fang was a well-known humanitarian who championed the rights of the disabled and disadvantaged.^[1] He co-founded the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, and headed the Rehabilitation International for a period of time. In 2009, he died from complications of a stroke.

Biography

Fang was born in Nanking in August 1923. He received his secondary education at the Queen's College, and his degree of medicine from the University of Hong Kong.^[2] He then specialized in orthopedics and quickly became an orthopedic surgeon. Throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, he became known as a powerful legislator in Hong Kong. He was a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1974 to 1985. From 1979 to 1983, he was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. In both of these offices, he campaigned for the rights of the disabled and for rehabilitation. In 2009, he died of complications from a stroke.^[3]

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