Ben Chan Han-pan (; born 1975) is a member of
Hong Kong Legislative Council (
Geographical constituency
In Hong Kong, geographical constituencies, as opposed to functional constituencies, are elected by all eligible voters according to geographically demarcated constituencies. There are currently 5 geographical constituencies in Hong Kong, returnin ...
New Territories South West) and was a member of
Tsuen Wan District Council
The Tsuen Wan District Council () is the district council of Hong Kong, district council for the Tsuen Wan District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Tsuen Wan District Council currently consists of 21 members, of which the distric ...
(
Yeung Uk Road). He is a member of
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, a pro-establishment party in Hong Kong. He is an engineer and graduated from Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...
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. 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