The Honourable Sir Harry Fang | |
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Senior Chinese Unofficial Member | |
In office 1981–1985 | |
Preceded by | Oswald Cheung |
Succeeded by | Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn |
Personal details | |
Born | Nanking, Republic of China | 2 August 1923
Died | 24 August 2009 Hong Kong | (aged 86)
Spouse | Lady Laura Fang (Yip Hung-cha) (m. 10 July 1948 – 24 August 2009) |
Relations | Fang Zhenwu (father) Guo Yukun (mother) Anson Chan (niece) Christine Fang (daughter) |
Children | 6 |
Sir Harry Fang Sin-yang, GBM, CBE, JP (Chinese: 方心讓, 2 August 1923 – 24 August 2009) was a Hong Kong orthopaedic surgeon,[1] legislator and campaigner who promoted rehabilitation services. He was widely known as the "father of rehabilitation" in Asia. A well-known humanitarian, Harry Fang championed the rights of the disabled and disadvantaged.[citation needed] 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.