Frank Chan
Frank Chan Fan JP | |
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陳帆 | |
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| Secretary for Transport and Housing | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2017 | |
| Chief Executive | Carrie Lam |
| Preceded by | Anthony Cheung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1958 British Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | None |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong University of Aberdeen |
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.
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]
In 2021, Chan said that it might take 20 years to substantially reduce the average waiting time of 5.8 years for public housing.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mr Frank Chan Fan, JP, Secretary for Transport and Housing". Hong Kong government.
- ^ "Senior appointments (with photos)".
- ^ "HK$2.2 billion in MTR losses from closed high-speed link amid pandemic". South China Morning Post. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "Hong Kong lawmakers slam official 20-year projection to meet public housing target". South China Morning Post. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
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- Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Government officials of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong civil servants
- Hong Kong engineers
- People from Zhanjiang
- Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen