Frank Chan

Frank Chan Fan, JP (Chinese: 陳帆; born 4 February 1958) is a Hong Kong engineer and government official. He is the current Secretary for Transport and Housing of Hong Kong, 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.


Frank Chan Fan

陳帆
Secretary for Transport and Housing
Assumed office
1 July 2017
Chief ExecutiveCarrie Lam
Preceded byAnthony Cheung
Personal details
Born (1958-02-04) 4 February 1958
British Hong Kong
NationalityChinese
Political partyNone
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong
University of Aberdeen

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

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

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Anthony Cheung
Secretary for Transport and Housing
2017–present
Incumbent
Chairman of Hong Kong Housing Authority
2017–present
Order of precedence
Previous:
John Lee
Member of the Executive Council
Hong Kong order of precedence
Member of the Executive Council
Next:
Sophia Chan
Member of the Executive Council

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