Chan Ying-lun, (, born 6 October 1950) is a former member of the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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and
Eastern District Board
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.
He was brought up in the
Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Chai Wan to the east, Mount Parker to the south, Sai Wan Ho to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north.
Shau Kei Wan is con ...
squatters area and graduated from Cognito College and
University of Hong Kong
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. He worked as the corporate affairs manager of the
San Miguel Brewery Ltd.
He was first elected as the Eastern District Board member in
1982
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and reelected in 1985 and 1988, for
Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Chai Wan to the east, Mount Parker to the south, Sai Wan Ho to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north.
Shau Kei Wan is con ...
. He was appointed as the Legislative Council in 1983. In
1988 election, he defeated the incumbent
Desmond Lee Yu-tai
Desmond Lee Yu-tai (born 25 October 1944) is a retired Hong Kong politician, a member of Eastern District Council for most of a 30-year period and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Lee was born in Guangzhou. He was first ...
from the East Island
electoral college constituency consisting of members of the Eastern and
Wan Chai District Board by the margin of one vote.
When the
direct election was introduced in 1991, he lost his seat to the
pro-democracy
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activists
Martin Lee
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and
Man Sai-cheong
Man Sai-cheong, (; 15 July 1944 – 4 April 2015) was a member of the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1991–95), Urban Council of Hong Kong (1986–95) and Eastern District Board (1988–94).
Biography
Born on 15 July 1944 in ...
of the
United Democrats of Hong Kong
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.
References
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1950 births
Living people
District councillors of Eastern District
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
Progressive Hong Kong Society politicians
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation politicians
HK LegCo Members 1985–1988
HK LegCo Members 1988–1991
San Miguel Corporation people