Liang Jialio was dismissed for professional misconduct for advertising discounts, and the final appeal was dismissed. [News Channel Now] Former lawmaker Leung Ka-Liu has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the medical board for advertising cancer screening discounts. He filed a final appeal, but the judge dismissed the verdict. In 2016, Liang Jialio was reprimanded by the Medical Council for posting cancer screening discounts at his clinic. His lawyer pointed out that the medical professional code should aim at promotional behaviors that are undoubtedly commercial in nature and take advantage of vulnerable patients, and not any information that might attract patients. The current instructions are unclear. The Medical Council determined that it is not an absolute prohibition for doctors to advertise discounts, but it believes that the purpose of advertising discounts is actually to attract patients or to solicit business. Doctors can then explain why their advertising has no such purpose, or provide services directly at a lower fee without explicitly stating that they are discounts.

Liang Jialio was dismissed for professional misconduct for advertising discounts, and the final appeal was dismissed. [News Channel Now] Former lawmaker Leung Ka-Liu has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the medical board for advertising cancer screening discounts. He filed a final appeal, but the judge dismissed the verdict. In 2016, Liang Jialio was reprimanded by the Medical Council for posting cancer screening discounts at his clinic. His lawyer pointed out that the medical professional code should aim at promotional behaviors that are undoubtedly commercial in nature and take advantage of vulnerable patients, and not any information that might attract patients. The current instructions are unclear. The Medical Council determined that it is not an absolute prohibition for doctors to advertise discounts, but it believes that the purpose of advertising discounts is actually to attract patients or to solicit business. Doctors can then explain why their advertising has no such purpose, or provide services directly at a lower fee without explicitly stating that they are discounts.