[CPD Talk] Understanding the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance: Where Law Meets Medicine
With the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance officially coming into operation on 31 July 2026, this upcoming CPD session will provide an overview of the law on Advance Medical Directives (AMDs).
An AMD enables an adult with the requisite mental capacity to voluntarily make a written, forward-looking decision regarding life-sustaining treatments, ensuring their healthcare wishes are respected when specific pre-conditions are met in the future.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Nick Tsui, CEO & Co-founder of Alongside. As a registered medical doctor with extensive, hands-on experience in witnessing and advising on AMDs, Dr. Tsui will join Ted Chan to discuss key issues including the role of medical doctors and lawyers, the current public policy on AMDs, potential legal disputes and best practices for advising clients.
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2026
🕔 Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Followed by a drinks reception)
📍 Venue: 9/F, One Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty
⚖️ CPD Accreditation: 1 point (application in progress)
👤 Speakers: Ted Chan, Dr Nick Tsui
Ted Chan
Ted has a broad civil and criminal practice. He has been regularly instructed to advise and/or handle probate, family and mental health cases. His experiences in handling cases with children and mental health dimensions also extend across different areas of law. Meanwhile, Ted continues to develop a wide range of practice areas including civil and commercial disputes.
Ted is also a CEDR accredited mediator and has regularly been engaged in mediations of a wide variety of disputes, such as contract, restitution, matrimonial, nuisance, defamation, building management, etc.
From 2017 to 2018, Ted was appointed as a Judicial Assistant in the Court of Final Appeal. He was responsible for conducting legal research for the judges, and preparing judicial bulletins and press summaries.
More details can be found in Ted’s profile.
Dr. Nick Tsui
Dr. Nick Tsui is the CEO and Co-founder of Alongside. He graduated from the Medical School of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and is professionally trained as a specialist anaesthesiologist. With over a decade of experience in public hospitals, he is now in private practice and is currently serving as an anaesthesiology fellowship examiner. He is also qualified in simulation-based education, reflecting his passion for training and medical simulation education.
Nick further extended his professional interests into the medicolegal field, earning an LLM in Medical Laws and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh with a focus on medical negligence and end-of-life ethics. This additional expertise enhances his understanding of the legal and ethical dimensions of patient care.
This article was first published on 18 June 2026.
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