Li Shu-fan was a leader of the medical profession in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...

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Li graduated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine in 1908 and later trained at Edinburgh University.

Li was the Minister of Public Health under Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...

 (a fellow alumnus of the Hong Kong College of Medicine). He was the head of the Canton Kung Yee University Medical School in Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

 (then called Canton) from 1923–1924; he treated Mikhail Borodin

Mikhail Borodin

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 at this time. In 1926, he was named to head the Yeung Wo Nursing Home, which under his leadership was reorganized and renamed to the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital

Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital

Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital , or HKSH, is a private hospital established in 1922 in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.It is one of the most famous of the Hong Kong hospitals, renowned for its high quality hospital services and comfortable accommodation for patients. All clients can also choose their...

. He retired from medical practice in 1958, but remained Chairman of the Board and Medical Superintendent until his death in 1966. His younger brother Li Shu Pui succeeded him as Superintendent.

He was a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 1937-1941.

The Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation was established in March 1963.

In 1964, he published his autobiography, Hong Kong Surgeon.

A building at the University of Hong Kong is named for him.

Sources

• University of Hong Kong, Growing With Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates, the First 90 Years : A Convocation Project, ISBN 9622096131, pp. 50, 113. excerpts
• Li Shu Fan, Hong Kong Surgeon, 1964. reviewed in Chest 45:4:448
• T. C. Cheng, "Chinese Unofficial Members of the Legislative and Executive Councils in Hong Kong up to 1941", Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 9, 1969. (A lecture delivered to the Branch on 29 April 1968) full text