Frank Chan Explained

Frank Chan Fan
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Office1:Secretary for Transport and Housing
Term Start1:1 July 2017
Term End1:30 June 2022
1Blankname1:Chief Executive
1Namedata1:Carrie Lam
Predecessor1:Anthony Cheung
Successor1:Winnie Ho
(Secretary for Housing)
Lam Sai-hung
(Secretary for Transport and Logistics)
Birth Date:4 February 1958
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Nationality:Chinese
Party:None
Alma Mater:University of Hong Kong
University of Aberdeen

Frank Chan Fan (; born 4 February 1958) is a Hong Kong engineer and government official. He served as Secretary for Transport and Housing from 2017 to 2022, also the Chairman of Hong Kong Housing Authority, Chairman of Aviation Development & Three-runway System Advisory Committee and Chairman of Hong Kong Logistics Development Council. Before Chan has become a principal official as Secretary for Transport and Housing, he was the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services.

Biography

Chan received his bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Hong Kong, master's degree in medical physics from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and master's degree in business management from the University of Hong Kong.

He joined the Government as an Assistant Electronics Engineer in August 1982. He was promoted to Chief Electronics Engineer in February 2001 and to Government Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in May 2005. He was appointed Deputy Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in January 2009. He became Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in 2011. He is the Secretary for Transport and Housing since 2017.[1]

As the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Chan is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, Hong Kong Logistics Development Council and Aviation Development and Three-runway System Advisory Committee. He is also board member of MTR Corporation Limited, Airport Authority Hong Kong and Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation; as well as member of the Council for Sustainable Development and Economic Development Commission.[2]

In 2018, Chan claimed that the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link would be profitable since opening day.[3]

In 2021, Chan said that it might take 20 years to substantially reduce the average waiting time of 5.8 years for public housing.[4]

In May 2023, Chan compared district councillors to foreign domestic workers, saying that district councillors could be fired if they did not obey their employers.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Senior appointments (with photos).
  2. Web site: Mr Frank Chan Fan, JP, Secretary for Transport and Housing. Hong Kong government.
  3. Web site: 2020-11-07. HK$2.2 billion in MTR losses from closed high-speed link amid pandemic. 2020-11-07. South China Morning Post. en.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-20. Hong Kong lawmakers slam official 20-year projection to meet public housing target. 2021-11-10. South China Morning Post. en.
  5. Web site: Chau . Candice . Hong Kong ex-official compares district councillors to migrant domestic workers, says they could be fired if disobedient - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP . 2023-05-08 . hongkongfp.com . en-GB.