Ben Chan

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Ben Chan and the Chinese-style name is Chan Han-pan.

For the Filipino businessman, see Ben Chan (Filipino businessman).

Chan Han-pan (Chinese: 陳恒鑌; born 1973), also known as Ben Chan, is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council (Geographical constituency New Territories South West) and was a member of Tsuen Wan District Council (Yeung Uk Road). He is a member of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, a pro-establishment party in Hong Kong.^[1] He is an engineer and graduated from Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science of Material Science and Engineering of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

The Honourable Chan Han-pan JP
陳恒鑌
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2022
Preceded by	New constituency
Constituency	New Territories South West
In office 1 October 2012 – 31 December 2021
Preceded by	Cheung Hok-ming
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	New Territories West
Personal details
Born	1973 (age 51–52) Puning, Guangdong, China
Political party	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) New Territories Association of Societies (NTAS)
Alma mater	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Occupation	Legislative Councillor
Profession	Engineer
Signature

Ben Chan
Traditional Chinese	陳恒鑌
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàhn Hàhng bān Jyutping Can4 Hang4 ban1

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Link

• Ben Chan's official website