Professor Liang is a Specialist in Haematology and Haematological Oncology. He is currently Head of Department of Medicine, Director of Comprehensive Oncology Centre and Assistant Medical Superintendent of Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. He is also Emeritus Professor of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Honorary Professor of both HKU and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Professor Liang was a member of the Hospital Authority Board. Furthermore, he was the Ex-Dean of Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU, and the Past President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.
Professor Liang was one of the founders of Hong Kong Blood Cancer Foundation and Hong Kong Marrow Match Foundation. The latter was responsible for establishing the first all Chinese Unrelated Marrow Donor Registry, serving Chinese patients in need of bone marrow transplantation in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Mainland China, as well as Chinese patients around the world.