Ben Chan Han-pan (; born 1975) is a member of
Hong Kong Legislative Council
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under People's Republic of China, China's "one country, two systems" constitutional arrange ...
(
Geographical constituency
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New Territories South West) and was a member of
Tsuen Wan District Council
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(
Yeung Uk Road). He is a member of
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee and holding 13 Legislative Council seats, it is currently the largest party in the l ...
, a pro-establishment party in Hong Kong. He is an engineer and graduated from Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering
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and Master of Science of
Material Science and Engineering of
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991 by the British Hong Kong Government, it was the territory's third institution ...
.
In February 2021, Chan criticized
RTHK
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service in Hong Kong. GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong. As a government department under the Commerce and Econom ...
, claiming it had been abusing its editorial independence, and that the new director, Patrick Li, could fix its "credibility" issues. 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.
Link
Ben Chan's official website
References
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1975 births
Living people
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians
Alumni of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
District councillors of Tsuen Wan District
New Territories Association of Societies politicians
HK LegCo Members 2012–2016
HK LegCo Members 2016–2021
HK LegCo Members 2022–2025
Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017
Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians