Ben Chan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Chan Han-pan
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Honorific-Suffix:JP
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Term Start:1 January 2022
Constituency:New Territories South West
Predecessor:New constituency
Term Start2:1 October 2012
Term End2:31 December 2021
Constituency2:New Territories West
Predecessor2:Cheung Hok-ming
Successor2:Constituency abolished
Birth Place:Puning, Guangdong, China
Party:Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
New Territories Association of Societies (NTAS)
Alma Mater:Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Occupation:Legislative Councillor
Profession:Engineer
Signature:Chan Hang-pan signature.svg
T:陳恒鑌
J:Can4 Hang4 ban1
Y:Chàhn Hàhng bān

Ben Chan Han-pan (; born 1975) is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council (Geographical constituency New Territories South West) and was a member of Tsuen Wan District Council (Yeung Uk Road). He is a member of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, a pro-establishment party in Hong Kong.[1] He is an engineer and graduated from Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science of Material Science and Engineering of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

In February 2021, Chan criticized RTHK, claiming it had been abusing its editorial independence, and that the new director, Patrick Li, could fix its "credibility" issues.[2] In contrast, the RTHK's Programme Staff Union stated that they had serious doubts about Patrick Li, and that the government had made moves to strip editorial independence from RTHK.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2012-09/07/content_15741067.htm DAB candidate calls for extension of UBW deadline
  2. Web site: DAB hopes to see 'editorial improvement' at RTHK - RTHK. 2021-02-20. news.rthk.hk. en-gb.
  3. Web site: RTHK has lost its editorial independence: union - RTHK. 2021-02-20. news.rthk.hk. en-gb.