郭家麒醫生因違反國安法被定罪，被吊銷行醫執照

Recently Hong Kong Free Press reported the following:

Doctor and former lawmaker Kwok Ka-ki struck off medical register over National Security conviction

Hong Kong Free Press

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16-04-2026 21:15 HKT

The Medical Council of Hong Kong has indefinitely removed former lawmaker and urologist Dr. Kwok Ka-ki from the medical register on Thursday following a disciplinary hearing concerning his conviction under the National Security Law, marking the first time the council has held a hearing related to a national security case.

The Medical Council held a disciplinary inquiry today into Dr. Kwok, who was previously imprisoned for 50 months for his role in the "47-person" pro-democracy primary case.

Dr. Kwok did not attend the hearing, nor did he appoint any legal representation.

The charge against him stated that as a registered medical practitioner, he was convicted by the High Court in 2024 of "conspiracy to commit subversion," a violation of Article 22(3) of the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Crimes Ordinance.

In a written submission, Dr. Kwok argued that his conviction was unrelated to his medical practice, did not involve dishonesty or violence, and that his level of participation was limited, contending it should not be considered a serious offense.

However, the Medical Council's legal advisor urged the panel to consider the adverse impact of the conviction on the medical profession's reputation and the public interest, as well as Dr. Kwok's overall fitness to practice medicine.

Ultimately, the council's chairperson, Grace Tang Wai-king, ruled to remove Dr. Kwok's name from the doctors' register indefinitely.

Lawmaker Kitson Yang Wing-kit, a member of the Panel on Health Services, expressed his respect for the Medical Council's decision. He stated that national security is of utmost importance, and since Dr. Kwok violated national security laws, it is reasonable to revoke his professional medical qualification.

Yang added that while opinions on the extent of an individual's involvement in illegal activities may vary, he trusts that the Medical Council has a set of established criteria for its judgments.

Translation

郭家麒醫生因違反國安法被定罪，被吊銷行醫執照

香港醫學委員會週四就郭家麒醫生違反國安法的定罪舉行紀律聆訊後，無限期吊銷了這位前立法會議員兼泌尿科醫生的行醫執照。這是醫學委員會首次就國安案件舉行聆訊。

醫學委員會今日就郭家麒醫師舉行了紀律調查。郭家麒醫生先前因參與「47人」民主黨初選而被判入獄50個月。

郭家麒醫生未出席聆訊，也未委託任何法律代表。

對他的指控稱，他作為一名註冊醫生，於2024年被高等法院裁定犯有“串謀顛覆國家政權罪”，違反了香港國安法第22(3)條和刑事條例。

郭醫師在書面陳述中辯稱，他的定罪與他的行醫無關，不涉及不誠實或暴力行為，而且他的參與程度有限，因此不應被視為嚴重罪行。

然而，醫學委員會的法律顧問敦促委員會考慮該定罪對醫療行業聲譽和公眾利益的不利影響，以及郭醫生整體上是否適合行醫。

最終，醫委會主席Grace Tang Wai-king裁定無限期地將郭醫生的名字從醫生名冊中除名。

立法會議員Kitson Yang Wing-kit，作為衛生事務委員會成員，對醫委會的決定表示尊重。他指出，國家安全至關重要，郭醫師違反了國家安全法，因此吊銷其行醫資格是合理的。

Yang補充說，雖然對於這個人參與非法活動的程度各人可能有不同看法，但他相信醫務委員會會有一套既定的判斷標準。

So, the Medical Council of Hong Kong has indefinitely removed Dr. Kwok Ka-ki from the medical register due to his conviction under the National Security Law. I tend to think that Dr. Kwok’s conviction is unrelated to his medical practice, does not involve dishonesty or violence, and therefore should not be considered a serious offense that justifies his removal from the medical register.