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 unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's "one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong' ...

(

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New Territories South West) and was a member of

Tsuen Wan District Council The Tsuen Wan District Council () is the 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 district is divided into 19 constitue ...

( 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 ...

, 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 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 institut ...

. 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 Econo ...

, 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Ben 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