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Chan Wing-chan

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Chan Wing-chan
陳榮燦
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000
Succeeded byLeung Fu-wah
ConstituencyLabour
In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
ConstituencyHotels and Catering
Member of the Provisional Legislative Council
In office
21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998
Personal details
Born (1935-07-07) 7 July 1935 (age 89)
Jiangmen, Guangdong, China
Political partyHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
Children2
OccupationTrade unionist

Chan Wing-chan, BBS (born 7 July 1935) was the member of the Legislative Council in 1991–95 for the Hotels and Catering and 1998–2000 for Labour and also Provisional Legislative Council (1996–98). He was born in Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.

Chan was the chairman of the Eating Establishment Employees General Union under the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. He worked closely with Beijing before the handover of Hong Kong and joined the Selection Committee which oversaw the last phrase of the transition of sovereignty and elected the first Chief Executive and Provisional Legislative Council in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Positions of Chan, Wing Chan". Web-site Hong Kong. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New parliament Member of Provisional Legislative Council
1997–1998
Replaced by Legislative Council