Pierre Chan

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Pierre and the Chinese-style name is Pui-yin.

Pierre Chan Pui-yin (born 18 August 1976) is a Hong Kong medical doctor and politician. Chan was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through the Medical functional constituency.

The Honourable Pierre Chan Pui-yin
陳沛然
Chan in 2018
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 October 2016 – 31 December 2021
Preceded by	Leung Ka-lau
Succeeded by	David Lam (Medical and Health Services)
Constituency	Medical
Personal details
Born	(1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 48) Hong Kong
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong
Profession	Doctor

Pierre Chan
Traditional Chinese	陳沛然
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàhn Pui yìhn Jyutping Can4 Pui3 jin4 Sidney Lau Chan4 Pooi3 Yin4

Early life

Chan was born in Hong Kong in 1976.^{[citation needed]}

Education

In 2000, Chan graduated with a medical degree from the University of Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2001, Chan started his career at the Queen Mary Hospital until 2010. Chan joined Ruttonjee Hospital as an associate consultant of gastroenterology and hepatology.^[1][2]

In 2014, Chan became president of the doctors' union, the Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association, until 2016. In 2014, Chan was appointed by the government to several public boards, including the Steering Committee on Review of the Hospital Authority until 2015. In 2016, Chan became a member of the Medical Council of Hong Kong.^[3][1]

He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through the Medical functional constituency.^[2]

As a legislator, Chan did not align with either of the two main political groupings. He remained in office when, in November 2020, almost all pro-democracy Legislative Councillors resigned in protest at the disqualification of four of their number under the new national security law,^[4] but voted against the subsequent introduction of a heavily restrictive "patriots-only" election process. Following those changes, Chan declined to stand again and returned to his gastroenterology practice in a public hospital.^[5]